Pillar: Connectivity
Mathura has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 24.9% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mathura, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.4%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 50.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Mathura are in the Mathura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mathura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.