Pillar: Education & Training
Dantewada has 1,385.1 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 6.7%, behind 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.
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 ITI seats per lakh youth at 501.7. The district has 10 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.