Pillar: Connectivity
Jaipur has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 22.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 51.8% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jaipur, which ranks 1 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 42.9% and young men using the internet at 70.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Jaipur are in the Jaipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jaipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.