Pillar: Education & Training
Gondia has 389.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 21.4%, 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gondia, which ranks 16 of 36 in Maharashtra 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 1,246. The district has 86 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Gondia are in the Gondia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gondia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.