Pillar: Education & Training
Shajapur has a youth unemployment rate of 2%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 58.1%, 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 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shajapur, which ranks 21 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 521.4. On higher-education enrolment at 20.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Shajapur are in the Shajapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shajapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.