Pillar: Education & Training
Gorakhpur has 1,546.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 15.6% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 404.6 and apprentices per lakh youth at 436.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.