Pillar: Education & Training
Birbhum has a youth unemployment rate of 7.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 81.1%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Birbhum, which ranks 23 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.5%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 544.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Birbhum are in the Birbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Birbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.