Pillar: Education & Training
Paschim Medinipur has a youth unemployment rate of 9.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 76.6%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Paschim Medinipur, which ranks 15 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 495.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Paschim Medinipur are in the Paschim Medinipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Paschim Medinipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.