Pillar: Education & Training
Ahmedabad has a youth unemployment rate of 2.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 64.2%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 41.8%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 631.1, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ahmedabad are in the Ahmedabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ahmedabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.