Pillar: Education & Training
Balrampur has a youth unemployment rate of 10.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 39.2%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balrampur, which ranks 70 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 8.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 252.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Balrampur are in the Balrampur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balrampur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.