Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Ernakulam has 7.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 68% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 68.4% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 73.1% and young men using the internet at 82.6%.