Pillar: Education & Training
Koppal has a youth unemployment rate of 5.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 72.6%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Koppal, which ranks 22 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,569, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 14.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Koppal are in the Koppal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Koppal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.