Pillar: Education & Training
Sonepur has a youth unemployment rate of 6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 72.2%, 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonepur, which ranks 20 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 460.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sonepur are in the Sonepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.