Pillar: Education & Training
Ghaziabad has 6,092.2 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 24.5%, 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ghaziabad, which ranks 2 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 596.9. The district has 171 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Ghaziabad are in the Ghaziabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ghaziabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.