Pillar: Education & Training
Srikakulam has a youth unemployment rate of 33.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 71.6%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Srikakulam, which ranks 15 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 higher-education enrolment at 33% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,162.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Srikakulam are in the Srikakulam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Srikakulam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.