Pillar: Education & Training
Mathura has 241 apprentices per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 40.1%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mathura, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,273.8. The district has 156 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Mathura are in the Mathura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mathura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.