Pillar: Education & Training
Bharuch has a youth unemployment rate of 3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 57.6%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bharuch, which ranks 7 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,317.6, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 15%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bharuch are in the Bharuch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bharuch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.