Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Coimbatore has 98,826 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,37,465, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.9%. The district has 2,12,222 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Coimbatore are in the Coimbatore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Coimbatore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.