Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Upper Subansiri has 53.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 1.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 28.6% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Subansiri, which ranks 21 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 1.7% and young men using the internet at 43%.