Pillar: Education & Training
Madurai has 1,093.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 45.4%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% 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 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Madurai, which ranks 12 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 433.3. The district has 126 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Madurai are in the Madurai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madurai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.