Pillar: Education & Training
Kurnool has a youth unemployment rate of 7.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 77.9%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kurnool, which ranks 20 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 43.2%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 556.6.
What the Career Counselling Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Career Counselling Cell reference. For Kurnool specifically, see the Kurnool district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kurnool youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.