A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Nabarangpur runs at 6.5%, behind the typical district. The district has 19 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nabarangpur, which ranks 29 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.4%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 83.7%.