Pillar: Education & Training
Harda has a youth unemployment rate of 5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 49.3%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Harda, which ranks 26 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.7%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 651.6, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Harda are in the Harda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Harda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.