Pillar: Education & Training
Tiruppur has a youth unemployment rate of 7.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 97.6%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
50% of registered enterprises are in services while 50% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruppur, which ranks 14 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 16.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 391.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Tiruppur are in the Tiruppur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruppur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.