Pillar: Education & Training
Uttara Kannada has a youth unemployment rate of 11.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 73%, 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. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttara Kannada, which ranks 10 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,711.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Uttara Kannada are in the Uttara Kannada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttara Kannada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.