Pillar: Education & Training
Surajpur has a youth unemployment rate of 4.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 65%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surajpur, which ranks 31 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 3.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 161.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Surajpur are in the Surajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.