Pillar: Education & Training
Kallakurichi has a youth unemployment rate of 10.4%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 98.6%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kallakurichi, which ranks 38 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.3%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 672.7, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kallakurichi are in the Kallakurichi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kallakurichi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.