Pillar: Education & Training
Chittoor has a youth unemployment rate of 17.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.5%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chittoor, which ranks 12 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 100% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 924.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chittoor are in the Chittoor district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chittoor youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.