Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
20.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 29.4% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ri Bhoi, which ranks 3 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 44.1%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 25.3%, it sits close to the national mark.