Pillar: Education & Training
Puri has 226.6 apprentices per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 22.5%, better than 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 628.8, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 70 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.