Pillar: Education & Training
Bapatla has a youth unemployment rate of 15.5%, 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 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bapatla, which ranks 20 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 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%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bapatla are in the Bapatla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bapatla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.