Pillar: Education & Training
Panchmahal has 3,775.2 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 16%, 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.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,497.2. The district has 65 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.