Pillar: Education & Training
Kanpur Nagar has a youth unemployment rate of 17.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 57.6%, 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 28% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 903.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kanpur Nagar are in the Kanpur Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.