Pillar: Education & Training
Nabarangpur has 261.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 6.5%, 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nabarangpur, which ranks 30 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 358.9. The district has 21 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Nabarangpur are in the Nabarangpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nabarangpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.