Pillar: Education & Training
Darbhanga has a youth unemployment rate of 11.9%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 40.4%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Darbhanga, which ranks 27 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 28.3%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 366.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Darbhanga are in the Darbhanga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Darbhanga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.