Pillar: Education & Training
Rajkot has 2,858.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 33.8%, 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.
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. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 644.8, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 183 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.