Pillar: Education & Training
Hooghly has a youth unemployment rate of 12.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.5%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hooghly, which ranks 11 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 435.9. On higher-education enrolment at 20.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Hooghly are in the Hooghly district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hooghly youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.