Pillar: Education & Training
Aligarh has a youth unemployment rate of 5.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.7%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Aligarh, which ranks 30 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,068.
What the Career Counselling Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Career Counselling Cell reference. For Aligarh specifically, see the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.