Pillar: Education & Training
Surendranagar has 1,293.8 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 17.4%, behind 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surendranagar, which ranks 29 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 923.8. The district has 55 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Surendranagar are in the Surendranagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surendranagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.