Pillar: Education & Training
East Champaran has a youth unemployment rate of 9.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 40.7%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Champaran, which ranks 33 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 449.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in East Champaran are in the East Champaran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Champaran youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.