Pillar: Education & Training
Sambalpur has a youth unemployment rate of 7.9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78.9%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sambalpur, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 38.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 834.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sambalpur are in the Sambalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sambalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.