Pillar: Education & Training
Panna has 121.8 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 17.6%, close to 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Panna, which ranks 33 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 396.1. The district has 43 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Panna are in the Panna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Panna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.