Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kannur has 43 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 67.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 62.1% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 71.3% and young men using the internet at 88.2%.