Youth in Delhi: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Delhi has a population of about 2.25 crore across 11 districts, with roughly 58.4 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.

In Delhi, labour force participation is 48.8% and unemployment is 5.9%.

56.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 37.6% are self-employed, 6.3% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 0.5% of the workforce.

Per capita income is Rs 4.5 lakh per year; there are 1073507 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 26.5% of those MSMEs and services for 73.5%.

The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 50% of the labour force, across 34,965 registered establishments.

In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Delhi averaged 50.3% (65.0% in English, 40.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 100.0%.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Delhi most often train young people as Processed Food Entrepreneur, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Telecom Technician - IoT Devices/Systems.

The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN(NSQF).

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Districts in Delhi