Pillar: Education & Training
Guna has 118.4 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 16.2%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 71% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Guna, which ranks 38 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 402.1. The district has 32 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Guna are in the Guna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Guna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.