Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Mandi has 29.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 18.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.8% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mandi, which ranks 7 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 44.6% and young men using the internet at 71%.