Pillar: Education & Training
In Dakshin Dinajpur, 40.9% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. 98.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 69.6%, while it lags on women who own a house at 16.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.