Pillar: Education & Training
Gwalior has 390.5 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 38.3%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gwalior, which ranks 3 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,149. The district has 208 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Gwalior are in the Gwalior district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gwalior youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.