Pillar: Education & Training
Muzaffarpur has 100 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 15.2%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 720.6, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 68 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.