Pillar: Education & Training
Baloda Bazar has a youth unemployment rate of 5.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 71%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baloda Bazar, which ranks 13 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 458.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Baloda Bazar are in the Baloda Bazar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baloda Bazar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.