Pillar: Education & Training
Nawada has a youth unemployment rate of 18.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 46%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nawada, which ranks 18 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 887.3. On higher-education enrolment at 21%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Nawada are in the Nawada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nawada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.