Pillar: Education & Training
Ambedkar Nagar has a youth unemployment rate of 12.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 62.7%, 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambedkar Nagar, which ranks 45 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 44.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,200.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ambedkar Nagar are in the Ambedkar Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambedkar Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.