Pillar: Education & Training
Banaskantha has a youth unemployment rate of 3.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 55.9%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banaskantha, which ranks 32 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.6%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 657.9, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Banaskantha are in the Banaskantha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banaskantha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.