Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Kozhikode stands at 31.4%, better than the typical district. 59.5% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 85.6%. 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 College NSS / NCC 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.