Pillar: Education & Training
Koraput has 1,287.7 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 10.1%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,023.2. The district has 34 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.