Pillar: Education & Training
Sundargarh has a youth unemployment rate of 10.6%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 73.6%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sundargarh, which ranks 3 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,876, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sundargarh are in the Sundargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sundargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.