Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Meerut has 0.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.2% 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.4% and young men using the internet at 71.3%.