Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jaisalmer has 1.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 4.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 39.1% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jaisalmer, which ranks 24 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.9% and young men using the internet at 74.3%.