Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Vadodara has 11.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 27.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 41.1% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 40.7% and young men using the internet at 66.8%.