Pillar: Education & Training
Balaghat has a youth unemployment rate of 12.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.7%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 66% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balaghat, which ranks 5 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 931.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Balaghat are in the Balaghat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balaghat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.