Pillar: Education & Training
Lucknow has a youth unemployment rate of 5.9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.2%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lucknow, which ranks 4 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 37.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 884.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Lucknow are in the Lucknow district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lucknow youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.