Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Anantapur stands at 42.9%, better than the typical district. 22.6% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantapur, which ranks 25 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 57.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Anantapur are in the Anantapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.