Pillar: Education & Training
Gopalganj trains 254.6 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, close to the typical district. 29.2% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gopalganj, which ranks 30 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 28.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Gopalganj are in the Gopalganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gopalganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.