Pillar: Education & Training
Tinsukia has 478 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 8.6%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tinsukia, which ranks 7 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 420.6. The district has 18 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Tinsukia are in the Tinsukia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tinsukia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.