Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Visakhapatnam runs at 100%, better than the typical district. The district has 200 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 65% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Visakhapatnam, which ranks 1 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 100%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 24.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College in Visakhapatnam are in the Visakhapatnam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Visakhapatnam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.