Pillar: Education & Training
In Shopian, 25.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 91.2% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 51.9% and women who own a house at 63.7%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 45%.
Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.