Pillar: Education & Training
Raigarh has 264.5 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 34.4%, better than 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raigarh, which ranks 6 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 644.4, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 57 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Raigarh are in the Raigarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raigarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.