Pillar: Education & Training
Dakshina Kannada has a youth unemployment rate of 12.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 100%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 39% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshina Kannada, which ranks 3 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 70% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,196.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dakshina Kannada are in the Dakshina Kannada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshina Kannada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.