Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Patan stands at 30.3%, better than the typical district. 37.5% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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. On young men using the internet at 59% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.