Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Thrissur has 31.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 62.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 66.6% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thrissur, which ranks 8 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 63.5% and young men using the internet at 78.9%.