Pillar: Education & Training
Muzaffarnagar has a youth unemployment rate of 6.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 51.5%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Muzaffarnagar, which ranks 49 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.1%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 682, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Muzaffarnagar are in the Muzaffarnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Muzaffarnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.