Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Birbhum runs at 26.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 88 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.1% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 7.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College 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.