Pillar: Education & Training
Rajkot has a youth unemployment rate of 0.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.3%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajkot, which ranks 8 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 33.8%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 644.8, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Rajkot are in the Rajkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajkot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.