Pillar: Education & Training
Dhenkanal has a youth unemployment rate of 22.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 74.4%, 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% 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 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhenkanal, which ranks 22 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,282.2. On higher-education enrolment at 18.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dhenkanal are in the Dhenkanal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhenkanal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.