Pillar: Education & Training
Bikaner has a youth unemployment rate of 15.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78.7%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bikaner, which ranks 12 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 544.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bikaner are in the Bikaner district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bikaner youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.