Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Bengaluru Rural runs at 32.2%, better than the typical district. The district has 124 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Rural, which ranks 4 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 6.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College in Bengaluru Rural are in the Bengaluru Rural district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Rural youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.