Pillar: Education & Training
Dakshin Dinajpur has a youth unemployment rate of 10.8%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 63.2%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 575.4. On higher-education enrolment at 20.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.