Pillar: Education & Training
In Upper Siang, 30.5% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. 73% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Siang, which ranks 19 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 59% and women who own a house at 76.9%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 50.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Upper Siang are in the Upper Siang district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Upper Siang youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.