Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Guntur has 32.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 16% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 20.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Guntur, which ranks 3 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.3%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 31.6%.