Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Upper Siang has 151.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 1.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.5% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Siang, which ranks 6 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 71.6%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2%.