Pillar: Education & Training
Koraput has a youth unemployment rate of 1.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 77.3%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Koraput, which ranks 14 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,023.2, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 10.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Koraput are in the Koraput district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Koraput youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.