Pillar: Education & Training
Patan has 1,052.1 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 30.3%, better than 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Patan, which ranks 28 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 980.6. The district has 103 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Patan are in the Patan district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Patan youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.