Pillar: Education & Training
Panchmahal has a youth unemployment rate of 1%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.6%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Panchmahal, which ranks 21 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,497.2, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Panchmahal are in the Panchmahal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Panchmahal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.