Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kolasib has 184.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 33.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.1% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolasib, which ranks 4 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 93.1%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 29.3%, it sits close to the national mark.