Pillar: Education & Training
Kannur has a youth unemployment rate of 20.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 100%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 30.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 814.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kannur are in the Kannur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kannur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.