Pillar: Education & Training
Nadia has a youth unemployment rate of 20%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.6%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nadia, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 32.7%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 615.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Nadia are in the Nadia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nadia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.