Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kozhikode has 26,434 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,65,275, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.4%. The district has 78,862 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.