Pillar: Education & Training
Kodagu has 445.7 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 15%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 56% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kodagu, which ranks 16 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 958.5. The district has 29 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Kodagu are in the Kodagu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kodagu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.