Pillar: Education & Training
Rohtas has a youth unemployment rate of 12.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 47.6%, 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rohtas, which ranks 3 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,265.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Rohtas are in the Rohtas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rohtas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.