Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Nayagarh runs at 20.2%, close to the typical district. The district has 35 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nayagarh, which ranks 11 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 77.3%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 14.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.2%.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Nayagarh specifically, see the Nayagarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Nayagarh youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.