Pillar: Education & Training
Gandhinagar has a youth unemployment rate of 5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 91.1%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gandhinagar, which ranks 10 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 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 Gandhinagar are in the Gandhinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gandhinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.