Pillar: Education & Training
Mathura has a youth unemployment rate of 8.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 74.4%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mathura, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 40.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,273.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mathura are in the Mathura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mathura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.