Pillar: Education & Training
Ratlam has a youth unemployment rate of 0.9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 48.5%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratlam, which ranks 18 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 534.7. On higher-education enrolment at 18.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ratlam are in the Ratlam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratlam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.