Pillar: Education & Training
Chitrakoot has a youth unemployment rate of 5.2%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 64.2%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 80% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitrakoot, which ranks 38 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 827.1, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 12.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chitrakoot are in the Chitrakoot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitrakoot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.