Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Lower Subansiri has 32.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 12.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 55.2% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Subansiri, which ranks 12 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 83.1%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 13.6%.