Pillar: Education & Training
Ahmedabad has 6,217.1 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 41.8%, 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.
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. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 631.1, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 382 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.