Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Srikakulam runs at 33%, better than the typical district. The district has 112 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Srikakulam, which ranks 16 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 33.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 71.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Srikakulam specifically, see the Srikakulam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Srikakulam youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.