Pillar: Education & Training
Haridwar has a youth unemployment rate of 12.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.6%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Haridwar, which ranks 6 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,399.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Haridwar are in the Haridwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Haridwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.