Pillar: Education & Training
Pilibhit has 121 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 9.8%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 58% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pilibhit, which ranks 40 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 443.5. The district has 38 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Pilibhit are in the Pilibhit district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pilibhit youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.