Pillar: Education & Training
Purulia has a youth unemployment rate of 13.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 89.2%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purulia, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.7%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 665.5, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Purulia are in the Purulia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purulia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.