Pillar: Education & Training
Latur has a youth unemployment rate of 4.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 81.8%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Latur, which ranks 23 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 997.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Latur are in the Latur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Latur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.