Pillar: Education & Training
Mandya has a youth unemployment rate of 3.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.7%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandya, which ranks 15 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,659.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mandya are in the Mandya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.