Pillar: Education & Training
South 24 Parganas has a youth unemployment rate of 3.8%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 269.1. On higher-education enrolment at 18.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.