The district office handling scholarships, hostels and coaching for SC, ST, OBC and minority students.
3% of households in Coimbatore fall in the poorest wealth quintile, better than the typical district. 41.5% of women own a house in their name, close to the typical district. The Social Welfare Office administers pensions, aid, and support schemes aimed at this poorest segment.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 94% and children under five who are stunted at 23%, while it lags on women who own land at 14.3%.