Pillar: Education & Training
Maihar has a youth unemployment rate of 6.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.6%, 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Maihar, which ranks 34 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 48.2%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 290.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Maihar are in the Maihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Maihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.