A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Palakkad runs at 36.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 109 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palakkad, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 90.6%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 32.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.3%.