Pillar: Education & Training
Gandhinagar 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.
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. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 631.1, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 174 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.