Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.1% of Kannur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 16,434 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,69,679 and formal-sector jobs at 17.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.