Pillar: Education & Training
Begusarai has a youth unemployment rate of 17.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 53.9%, 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Begusarai, which ranks 21 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 19.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 715, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Begusarai are in the Begusarai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Begusarai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.