Pillar: Education & Training
Guntur trains 535.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 24.3% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Guntur, which ranks 3 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 39.7%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 88.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Guntur are in the Guntur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Guntur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.