Pillar: Education & Training
Agar Malwa has a youth unemployment rate of 2%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.7%, 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 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 100% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Agar Malwa, which ranks 28 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 7.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 134.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Agar Malwa are in the Agar Malwa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Agar Malwa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.