Youth in Uttar Pradesh: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Uttar Pradesh has a population of about 24.29 crore across 75 districts, with roughly 6.74 crore young people aged 15 to 29.

In Uttar Pradesh, labour force participation is 57.5% and unemployment is 3.0%.

15.9% of working young people hold regular jobs, 65.3% are self-employed, 18.8% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 49.4% of the workforce.

Per capita income is Rs 92,106 per year; there are 4977996 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 26.8% of those MSMEs and services for 73.2%.

The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 4% of the labour force, across 51,352 registered establishments.

In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Uttar Pradesh averaged 40.0% (48.0% in English, 34.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 60.5%.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Uttar Pradesh most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Multi Skill Technician (Electrical), Field Technician - Air Conditioner.

The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).

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Districts in Uttar Pradesh