Pillar: Education & Training
Katihar has a youth unemployment rate of 12.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 36%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Katihar, which ranks 35 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 7.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 323.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Katihar are in the Katihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Katihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.