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. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Aligarh, which ranks 18 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Aligarh are in the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.