Pillar: Education & Training
In South 24 Parganas, 42.3% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. 99.9% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 76.6% and women's freedom of movement at 63.9%, while it lags on women who own a house at 27.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.