Pillar: Education & Training
Kishanganj has a youth unemployment rate of 0.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 29.9%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishanganj, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 163.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kishanganj are in the Kishanganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishanganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.