Pillar: Education & Training
Thane has 4,633.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 26%, 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. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 289.4. The district has 279 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Thane are in the Thane district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thane youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.