Pillar: Education & Training
Kakinada has a youth unemployment rate of 14.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80%, better than 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kakinada, which ranks 16 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 794.4. On higher-education enrolment at 18.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kakinada are in the Kakinada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kakinada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.