Pillar: Education & Training
Goalpara has 112.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 10.7%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Goalpara, which ranks 29 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 27.3. The district has 17 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Goalpara are in the Goalpara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Goalpara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.