Pillar: Education & Training
Firozabad has a youth unemployment rate of 6.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 62.6%, 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Firozabad, which ranks 44 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,099.2. On higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Firozabad are in the Firozabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Firozabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.