Pillar: Education & Training
In Bapatla, 27.2% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.7% of schools have a functional girls' toilet. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya exists to pull girls back into schooling and keep them there with residential support.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bapatla, which ranks 19 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 53.4% and women's freedom of movement at 27%. On women who own a house at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) reference. For Bapatla specifically, see the Bapatla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Bapatla youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.