Pillar: Education & Training
Patna has a youth unemployment rate of 31.3%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 43.2%, 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Patna, which ranks 1 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 34.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,798.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Patna are in the Patna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Patna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.