Pillar: Education & Training
Agra has 460.3 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 24.1%, 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 55% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Agra, which ranks 15 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,204. The district has 207 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Agra are in the Agra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Agra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.