Pillar: Education & Training
Erode has a youth unemployment rate of 5.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 87%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Erode, which ranks 8 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 49.3%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 526.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Erode are in the Erode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Erode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.