Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Coimbatore has 6.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 13.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.2% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30.1% and young men using the internet at 85.8%.