Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Latur runs at 22.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 123 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Latur, which ranks 22 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.8% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 4.3%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 31.1%.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Latur specifically, see the Latur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Latur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.