Pillar: Education & Training
Bapatla has a youth unemployment rate of 18.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 53.4%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bapatla, which ranks 19 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 949.7, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 2.9%.
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 Bapatla specifically, see the Bapatla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Bapatla youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.