BEIJING — China made additional progress in increasing its science infrastructure and public engagement in 2024, in accordance with nationwide statistics on science popularization launched not too long ago by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The statistics present that the variety of science and expertise museums throughout the nation climbed to 1,890 in 2024, which was a rise of 111 from the earlier yr.
Funding for science popularization actions noticed regular progress. A complete of twenty-two.22 billion yuan (about $3.19 billion) was raised nationally for science outreach work in 2024 — a 3.32 % year-on-year enhance.
The public science schooling workforce continued to broaden, with roughly 2.21 million individuals working full-time or part-time in the sphere of science popularization in 2024, increasing 2.62 % from the earlier yr.
Public participation in numerous science actions remained excessive. In 2024, over 1.44 million on-line or offline science lectures have been held, attracting greater than 2 billion members. Approximately 109,200 particular science and expertise exhibitions have been organized, drawing 480 million visits. And 9,680 analysis establishments and universities opened their doorways to the general public, receiving over 24.95 million visits.