Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Lalitpur runs at 20.4%, close to the typical district. The district has 39 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lalitpur, which ranks 56 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 73.8% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 5.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College in Lalitpur are in the Lalitpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lalitpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.