Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Kheda runs at 12.2%, behind the typical district. The district has 42 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kheda, which ranks 30 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 2.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 63.8%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 58.6%.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Kheda specifically, see the Kheda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kheda youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.