A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Yanam runs at 61.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 1 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 34.4% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 16.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.4%, it sits close to the national mark.