Pillar: Education & Training
Bastar has a youth unemployment rate of 5.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.7%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bastar, which ranks 16 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 475.2. On higher-education enrolment at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bastar are in the Bastar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bastar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.