Pillar: Education & Training
Gir Somnath has a youth unemployment rate of 2.6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 53%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gir Somnath, which ranks 24 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 21.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 639.3, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gir Somnath are in the Gir Somnath district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gir Somnath youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.