Pillar: Education & Training
Gorakhpur has a youth unemployment rate of 11.4%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 76.1%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 29.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,546.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.