Pillar: Agency & Engagement
59.5% of young men in Kozhikode read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 85.6% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
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 women who read a newspaper regularly at 65.3%, women using the internet at 72.8% and higher-education enrolment at 31.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS 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.