Pillar: Education & Training
Kasaragod has a youth unemployment rate of 18.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 92.7%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kasaragod, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 19.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 730.2, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kasaragod are in the Kasaragod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kasaragod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.