Pillar: Education & Training
Bhagalpur has a youth unemployment rate of 18.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 47.4%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% 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 Bhagalpur, which ranks 4 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 821.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bhagalpur are in the Bhagalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhagalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.