Pillar: Education & Training
Katni has a youth unemployment rate of 4.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 55.9%, 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 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Katni, which ranks 23 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 41.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 836.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Katni are in the Katni district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Katni youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.