Pillar: Education & Training
Gaya has 29.1 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 21.9%, better than 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gaya, which ranks 8 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,120.4. The district has 68 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Gaya are in the Gaya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gaya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.