AI Infographic: China's science & technology and education in 2025

Expenditures on research and experimental development activities (R&D) were 3,926.2 billion yuan in 2025, up by 8.1 percent over that of 2024, accounting for 2.80 percent of GDP.

By the end of 2025, the number of valid invention patents was 6.318 million, up by 11.1 percent over that by the end of 2024.

The year 2025 saw 92 space launches completed, including 50 commercial space launches.

In 2025, graduate institutes enrolled 4.300 million students with 1.438 million entrants and 1.167 million graduates.

The retention rate in nine-year compulsory education reached 96.1 percent, and the gross enrollment ratio for senior secondary education reached 92.0 percent. The average years of schooling of the population aged 16–59 reached 11.3 years, an increase of 0.1 years over the previous year.