Pillar: Education & Training
Muzaffarpur has a youth unemployment rate of 10.5%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 45.3%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Muzaffarpur, which ranks 16 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.2%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 720.6, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Muzaffarpur are in the Muzaffarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Muzaffarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.