Pillar: Education & Training
Mandi has 970.6 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 42.2%, 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandi, which ranks 10 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,000.9. The district has 60 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Mandi are in the Mandi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.