Pillar: Education & Training
Gaya has a youth unemployment rate of 17%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 42.8%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gaya, which ranks 8 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,120.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gaya are in the Gaya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gaya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.