Pillar: Education & Training
Gonda has a youth unemployment rate of 8.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.4%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gonda, which ranks 61 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.8%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 410.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gonda are in the Gonda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gonda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.