Pillar: Education & Training
Balangir has a youth unemployment rate of 6.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.1%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 13 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 14.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 595.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Balangir are in the Balangir district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balangir youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.