Pillar: Education & Training
Bastar has 112.6 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 19.4%, close to the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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. The district has 29 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.