Pillar: Education & Training
Bankura has a youth unemployment rate of 12.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.2%, 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bankura, which ranks 17 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 21.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 627.9, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bankura are in the Bankura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bankura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.