Pillar: Education & Training
Narmada has a youth unemployment rate of 2.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 47.2%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% 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 Narmada, which ranks 20 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 980.3, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 11.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Narmada are in the Narmada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Narmada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.