Pillar: Education & Training
Dhule has 530.9 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 23.6%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhule, which ranks 33 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,045.7. The district has 81 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Dhule are in the Dhule district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhule youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.