Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Bhopal has 1.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 20.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49% 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhopal, which ranks 1 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 24.9%, skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 1,398.4 and pupils per teacher at 19.6:1. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 70.9% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 36%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,56,004 registered enterprises.