Pillar: Education & Training
Burhanpur has a youth unemployment rate of 0.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.2%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Burhanpur, which ranks 40 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 325.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Burhanpur are in the Burhanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Burhanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.