Pillar: Education & Training
Gonda has 89.4 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 24.8%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gonda, which ranks 61 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 410.4. The district has 99 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Gonda are in the Gonda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gonda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.