Pillar: Education & Training
Daman has 1,667.1 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 7.2%, 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 26% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 29% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Daman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 285.7. The district has 8 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Daman are in the Daman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Daman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.