Pillar: Education & Training
Haridwar has 6,433.5 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 26.9%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Haridwar, which ranks 6 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,399. The district has 136 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Haridwar are in the Haridwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Haridwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.