Pillar: Education & Training
Madhubani has a youth unemployment rate of 17.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 35.6%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Madhubani, which ranks 29 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 322.7. On higher-education enrolment at 18.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Madhubani are in the Madhubani district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madhubani youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.