Pillar: Education & Training
Botad has 1,204.2 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 9%, 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Botad, which ranks 13 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 508. The district has 30 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Botad are in the Botad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Botad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.