Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kannur has 79,549 registered MSMEs. 5.1% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 975, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,434 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.