Pillar: Education & Training
Deoria has a youth unemployment rate of 19.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 60.5%, 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Deoria, which ranks 34 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,341.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Deoria are in the Deoria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Deoria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.