Pillar: Education & Training
Kushinagar has a youth unemployment rate of 16.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 63.4%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kushinagar, which ranks 59 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 16% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 584.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kushinagar are in the Kushinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kushinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.