Pillar: Education & Training
Kozhikode has a youth unemployment rate of 21.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 96.9%, 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kozhikode, which ranks 11 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 969.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kozhikode are in the Kozhikode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kozhikode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.