Pillar: Education & Training
Surguja has a youth unemployment rate of 4.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.3%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surguja, which ranks 19 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 55.8%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 431.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Surguja are in the Surguja district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surguja youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.