Pillar: Education & Training
Dantewada has a youth unemployment rate of 5.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.1%, behind 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dantewada, which ranks 5 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 6.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 501.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dantewada are in the Dantewada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dantewada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.