Pillar: Education & Training
Dharmapuri has 262.9 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 35.4%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharmapuri, which ranks 18 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 300.3. The district has 86 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Dharmapuri are in the Dharmapuri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharmapuri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.