Pillar: Education & Training
Meerut has a youth unemployment rate of 7.9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 65.2%, 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 30.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,019.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Meerut are in the Meerut district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Meerut youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.