Pillar: Connectivity
Firozabad has 0.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.8% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Firozabad, which ranks 44 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30.8%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 48.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Firozabad are in the Firozabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Firozabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.