A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Thiruvananthapuram runs at 45.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 171 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 87.3% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50%, it sits close to the national mark.