Pillar: Education & Training
Dimapur has 131.2 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 61.6%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dimapur, which ranks 1 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 24.1. The district has 27 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Dimapur are in the Dimapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dimapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.