Pillar: Education & Training
Jehanabad has a youth unemployment rate of 14.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 43.9%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jehanabad, which ranks 17 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 23.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,435.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Jehanabad are in the Jehanabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jehanabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.