Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Lucknow has 0.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 45.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lucknow, which ranks 3 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 32.4% and young men using the internet at 73.7%.