Pillar: Education & Training
Raipur has 1,786.5 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 27.3%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 15% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raipur, which ranks 1 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 468.1. The district has 158 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Raipur are in the Raipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.