Pillar: Education & Training
Ujjain has a youth unemployment rate of 1.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.3%, 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 73% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ujjain, which ranks 25 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31.8%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 428.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ujjain are in the Ujjain district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ujjain youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.