Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Dehradun has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 64.1% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dehradun, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.7% and young men using the internet at 88.5%.