Pillar: Education & Training
Bijapur has a youth unemployment rate of 5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.9%, 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bijapur, which ranks 32 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 3.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 279.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bijapur are in the Bijapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bijapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.