Pillar: Education & Training
Surguja has 100.1 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 55.8%, 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 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. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 431.4. The district has 49 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.