Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kozhikode has 78,862 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,65,275, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 17.4, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 56%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.