Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Hooghly runs at 20.4%, close to the typical district. The district has 87 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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 youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 12.9%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College 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.