Pillar: Education & Training
Pratapgarh has a youth unemployment rate of 21.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 54.3%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pratapgarh, which ranks 36 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 29%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 477.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pratapgarh are in the Pratapgarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pratapgarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.