A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Lakhimpur runs at 18.6%, close to the typical district. The district has 26 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur, which ranks 6 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 14.4%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 68.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.8%, it sits close to the national mark.