Pillar: Education & Training
Ghaziabad has a youth unemployment rate of 8.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 71.3%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ghaziabad, which ranks 2 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.5%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 596.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ghaziabad are in the Ghaziabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ghaziabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.