Pillar: Education & Training
Balod has a youth unemployment rate of 7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 60.9%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% 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 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balod, which ranks 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 10.9%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 752.4, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Balod are in the Balod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.