Pillar: Education & Training
Kachchh has 3,399.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 11.1%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kachchh, which ranks 15 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 647.9, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 64 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Kachchh are in the Kachchh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kachchh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.