A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ernakulam runs at 52.4%, better than the typical district. The district has 194 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 98.5%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.7%, it sits close to the national mark.