Pillar: Education & Training
Jajpur has a youth unemployment rate of 17.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.3%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jajpur, which ranks 15 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,154.1, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Jajpur are in the Jajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.