Pillar: Education & Training
Karur has 371.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 18.9% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karur, which ranks 23 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 413 and apprentices per lakh youth at 681.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Karur are in the Karur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.