Pillar: Education & Training
Sheopur has a youth unemployment rate of 3.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 39.6%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sheopur, which ranks 52 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 4.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 507.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sheopur are in the Sheopur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sheopur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.