A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Phek runs at 4.2%, behind the typical district. The district has 2 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Phek, which ranks 11 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.4%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 31.2% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 14.4%.