Social Undertakings

A rapid development was seen in such aspects as education, science and technology, culture, and sports. In 2020, the secondary vocational education enrollment had 18,200 new entrants, 54,000 full-time students, and 17,800 graduates. Senior secondary schools had 31,100 new entrants, 89,500 full-time students and 29,200 graduates. Junior secondary schools enrolled 55,300 new entrants, and had 165,500 full-time students and 53,800 graduates. 

Primary schools had 58,700 new entrants, 361,600 full-time students, and 54,900 graduates. There were 200 students enrolled in special education schools, with 1,300 full-time students and 100 graduates. Kindergartens accommodated 175,400 children.

By the end of 2020, there was 23 engineering and technological research center at provincial level, and 82 at city level. In 2020, 14 scientific achievements were registered, and 285 technical contracts were signed, with a total transaction volume exceeding 1.3 billion CNY.

By the end of 2020, there were 11 mass arts and cultural centers, 11 public libraries, 14 museums and memorial halls. There were 256,200 cable TV subscribers. There was one broadcasting station and one television station. The coverage rates of radio and TV programs have both reached 99.99%. Yueyang has 7 state-level intangible cultural heritage items, and 17 provincial-level ones.

There were altogether 10,499 sports venues, including 13 stadiums. The number of regular physical exercisers reached 1.9 million. The number of administrative villages with newly-built farmer sports fitness projects was 150.

Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn