Pillar: Education & Training
Malkangiri has a youth unemployment rate of 6.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 87.9%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malkangiri, which ranks 29 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 9.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 465.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Malkangiri are in the Malkangiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malkangiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.