Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Ahmedabad has 6.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 23.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.2% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.6% and young men using the internet at 73.9%.