Pillar: Education & Training
Malda has a youth unemployment rate of 5.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 90.1%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malda, which ranks 19 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.6%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 194.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Malda are in the Malda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.