Pillar: Education & Training
Lakhisarai has a youth unemployment rate of 20%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 56.7%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lakhisarai, which ranks 6 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 10.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 399.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Lakhisarai are in the Lakhisarai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lakhisarai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.