Pillar: Education & Training
Samastipur has a youth unemployment rate of 12.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.1%, 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samastipur, which ranks 22 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.1%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 615.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Samastipur are in the Samastipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samastipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.