Pillar: Education & Training
Dehradun has 2,704 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 70.1%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dehradun, which ranks 3 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 811.6. The district has 137 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Dehradun are in the Dehradun district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dehradun youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.