Pillar: Education & Training
Kanker has a youth unemployment rate of 5.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 63.8%, 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanker, which ranks 20 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 9.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 329.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kanker are in the Kanker district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanker youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.