Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Surat has 5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 24.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.2% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.7% and young men using the internet at 68.5%.