Pillar: Education & Training
Boudh has a youth unemployment rate of 6.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 73.7%, 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.
65% of registered enterprises are in services while 35% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Boudh, which ranks 25 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 460.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Boudh are in the Boudh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Boudh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.