Pillar: Education & Training
Khagaria has a youth unemployment rate of 8.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 46.9%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khagaria, which ranks 24 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 6.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 382.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Khagaria are in the Khagaria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khagaria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.