Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
33.4% of workers in Kozhikode are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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 self-employed workers at 30.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,275 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.