Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Gaya has 85.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.8% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gaya, which ranks 6 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.2%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 38.5%.