Pillar: Education & Training
Sheopur has 7.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 4.2%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sheopur, which ranks 52 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 507. The district has 29 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Sheopur are in the Sheopur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sheopur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.