Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Indore has 0.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 34.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49.4% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Indore, which ranks 2 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 51.4% and young men using the internet at 81.3%.