Pillar: Education & Training
Prayagraj has a youth unemployment rate of 23.3%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.3%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Prayagraj, which ranks 35 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 57.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,463.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Prayagraj are in the Prayagraj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Prayagraj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.