Pillar: Education & Training
Junagadh has 1,348 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 28.6%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Junagadh, which ranks 26 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 961.9. The district has 119 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Junagadh are in the Junagadh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Junagadh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.