Pillar: Education & Training
Gwalior has a youth unemployment rate of 9.9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gwalior, which ranks 3 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 38.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,149.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gwalior are in the Gwalior district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gwalior youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.