Pillar: Education & Training
Eluru has a youth unemployment rate of 12%, close to 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Eluru, which ranks 21 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 995.3, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Eluru are in the Eluru district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Eluru youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.