Pillar: Education & Training
Burhanpur has 114.6 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 11.6%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Burhanpur, which ranks 40 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 325.1. The district has 28 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Burhanpur are in the Burhanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Burhanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.