Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Pune has 13.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 27.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 56.9% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pune, which ranks 4 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 48.8% and young men using the internet at 77.2%.