Pillar: Education & Training
Hathras has 129.9 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 16.1%, behind 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hathras, which ranks 32 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,713.3. The district has 77 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Hathras are in the Hathras district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hathras youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.