Pillar: Education & Training
Kollam has a youth unemployment rate of 35.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 90.1%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kollam, which ranks 6 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 33.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,446.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kollam are in the Kollam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kollam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.