Pillar: Education & Training
Anand has 1,593.7 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 35.9%, 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anand, which ranks 25 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 863.6. The district has 173 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Anand are in the Anand district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anand youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.