Pillar: Education & Training
Surat has a youth unemployment rate of 2.2%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 75.4%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 378.9. On higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Surat are in the Surat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.