Pillar: Education & Training
Vadodara has a youth unemployment rate of 3.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 64.8%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 36.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,271.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Vadodara are in the Vadodara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vadodara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.