A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Barabanki runs at 21.5%, close to the typical district. The district has 113 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Barabanki, which ranks 69 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 2.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.6%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 51%.