Scientific and Research Input & Talent

　　 The investment in the city’s technological projects keeps growing. In 2006, about 25.78 billion yuan was pumped into R&D projects, up 20.6% from the previous year. It accounted for 2.5% of the city's GDP, up 0.81 percentage points over 2000 and 1.09 percentage points above the nation's average. The number of leading researchers also increased. By the end of 2006, there were 97 city-based academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 69 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Technological Achievements

　　 The city has enjoyed an increasing number of technological achievements. In 2006, the city reported 1,953 items of major scientific and technological achievement, 252 more than the previous year. During the year, 42 research projects won the state science awards. The city also toughened up its hand in protecting the intellectual property rights. It handled 36,000 patent applications, up 10.1% over the previous year. The figure included 12,100 for inventions, up 15.4%, and 16,600 that were awarded patent certificates, up 31.7%, including 2,644 for inventions, up 32.4%.

Industrialization of Technology Achievements

　　 The city has speeded up the industrial application of technological achievement. By the end of 2006, the city had approved a total of 4,327 application projects of new and high technology, of which 72% had already been put into production. The city certified the industrial application of 786 items of new and high-tech achievement, 87.2% of which reached the international level. The city had also increased its incubation capability for technology enterprises. The city now has 35 enterprise incubation bases, covering a combined space of more than 590,000 square meters and housing more than 2,123 enterprises.

Science Popularization Activities

　　 The city pushed forward the construction of popular science education centers. In 2006, the city added 22 such centers. Meanwhile, the city hosted 11,493 popular science activities, including 6,778 forums, and the activities attracted 392,600 participants.

Higher Education

　　 The city is speeding up the development of key schools and leading disciplines and reform of the structure of high education facilities. As of late 2005, Shanghai had 60 regular institutions of higher learning. They enrolled a total of 131,800 students in the year, raising the total number of their students to 442,600. Also, the number of newly recruited postgraduates hit 27,700 while 16,700 graduated, 3,230 of them with a doctoral degree and 13,511 with a master’s.

Regular Education
　　 Shanghai has launched a citywide all-round education program, ensuring the education quality at local primary and secondary schools. By the end of 2006, the city had 626 primary schools, 745 junior and senior middle schools, and 81 vocational education institutes. Up to 99.9% of school-age children enrolled into the nine-year compulsory education, and 99% of graduates of junior middle school entered high schools and vocational schools. Meanwhile, 81.7% of local high school graduates entered colleges. 　　　　　　　　　　　　

Non-Public Education

　　 As of late 2006, there were 16 non-public colleges, with a combined 78,600 students, 126 non-public high schools, with a total of 93,000 students, and 22 non-public primary schools, with 29,400 students.　

Adult Education

　　By the end of 2006, the city had 21 adult colleges, with 194,600 students, 52 adult secondary schools, with 33,200 students, and 827 vocational training institutes, where 1.6174 million people had completed training programs.