Pillar: Education & Training
Madhepura has a youth unemployment rate of 8.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 38.4%, 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 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Madhepura, which ranks 23 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 243.3. On higher-education enrolment at 21.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Madhepura are in the Madhepura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madhepura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.