Pillar: Education & Training
Rayagada has a youth unemployment rate of 5.1%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 72.7%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rayagada, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 23.6%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 573.6.
What the Career Counselling Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Career Counselling Cell reference. For Rayagada specifically, see the Rayagada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Rayagada youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.