Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Chittoor runs at 100%, better than the typical district. The district has 240 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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 trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 17.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College 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.