Pillar: Education & Training
Dahod has 518.9 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 11.5%, 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dahod, which ranks 31 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,191.1. The district has 42 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Dahod are in the Dahod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dahod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.