Pillar: Education & Training
Pune has 19,074.3 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 58.3%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pune, which ranks 4 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 715.2, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 670 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Pune are in the Pune district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pune youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.