Pillar: Education & Training
Prakasam has a youth unemployment rate of 20.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 76.1%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 65% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Prakasam, which ranks 19 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 51.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,253.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Prakasam are in the Prakasam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Prakasam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.