Pillar: Education & Training
Vadodara has 7,490.3 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 36.5%, 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.
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 ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,271.4. The district has 150 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.