Pillar: Education & Training
Kottayam has a youth unemployment rate of 14.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 87.7%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 75.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,358.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kottayam are in the Kottayam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kottayam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.