A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Chhatarpur runs at 33.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 85 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chhatarpur, which ranks 39 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 0.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 64.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.9%, it sits close to the national mark.