Pillar: Education & Training
Banka has a youth unemployment rate of 18.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 53.8%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Banka, which ranks 19 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 458.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Banka are in the Banka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.