Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kottayam has 41.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 66.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 53.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 88% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 79.3% and young men using the internet at 67.3%.