Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Dakshin Dinajpur runs at 20.8%, close to the typical district. The district has 28 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.4%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63.2% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 10.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College 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.