Pillar: Education & Training
Udupi has a youth unemployment rate of 13%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 96.3%, 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udupi, which ranks 5 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 58.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,082.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Udupi are in the Udupi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udupi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.