Pillar: Education & Training
Supaul has a youth unemployment rate of 8.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 40.6%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Supaul, which ranks 36 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 8.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 285.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Supaul are in the Supaul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Supaul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.