Pillar: Education & Training
Amethi has a youth unemployment rate of 6.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.4%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amethi, which ranks 14 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 787.4, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 7.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Amethi are in the Amethi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amethi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.