Pillar: Education & Training
Bargarh has a youth unemployment rate of 6.1%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.6%, 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.
61% of registered enterprises are in services while 39% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bargarh, which ranks 12 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 623.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bargarh are in the Bargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.