Pillar: Education & Training
Viluppuram has a youth unemployment rate of 10.4%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 72.4%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Viluppuram, which ranks 36 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.4%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 559.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Viluppuram are in the Viluppuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Viluppuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.