Wuhan is one of the most important science and education bases in China, and its comprehensive strength in science and education ranks among the top cities in China. There are 69 colleges and universities including Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Huazhong Normal University, with 6,543,800 students. There are nearly 6,543,800 students in adult colleges and universities. There are scientific research institutions 106, national laboratories 1 each (Wuhan National Laboratory of Optoelectronics), national major scientific and technological infrastructure 1 each, national key laboratories 13, and 47 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering. Intellectual resources and human resources are very rich. Wuhan East Lake, where Wuhan University and its "Wuhan China Optical Valley" are located, is a large-scale intelligence-intensive area in China. In the fields of optical communication (South China University of Technology), bioengineering (South China University of Technology), laser (South China University of Technology), microelectronics technology (University of Technology), pesticide science (Huazhong Normal University), geological resources and new materials (large), science and technology.

1 key universities directly under the Ministry of Education, 2 1 1 and 985 key universities directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.

Wuhan University (formerly National Wuhan University, merged with Wuhan University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and Hubei Medical University)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology (former Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Urban Construction College, Tongji Medical University and Cadre Management College merged)

Wuhan University of Technology (former Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan Jiaotong University and Wuhan University of Automotive Technology merged)

China Geo University (Wuhan) (the first one in the field of earth sciences in China)

Huazhong Normal University (formerly known as Huazhong University, Zhongyuan University School of Education, Wenhua Academy, Zhonghua University, etc.). )

Huazhong Agricultural University (once had the largest campus area in China)

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (formerly Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, merged with Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)

South-Central University for Nationalities

2. Provincial undergraduate colleges

Hubei University (formerly Wuhan Normal University)

Wuhan University of Science and Technology (formerly Wuhan Metallurgical University)

Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hubei University Of Technology

Jianghan University (former Jianghan University (College), Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hankou Branch, Wuhan Staff Medical College and Wuhan Education College merged)

Wuhan Institute of Technology

Hubei Second Normal University (Hubei Education College and Hubei Economic Management Cadre College merged)

Wuhan Institute of Technology (formerly wuhan textile College)

Wuhan University of Technology

Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hubei police officer college

Wuhan institute of physical education

Hubei Institute Of Fine Acts

Wuhan Conservatory Of Music

Hubei Institute of Economics (former Hubei Business School, Wuhan Finance College and Hubei Provincial Planning and Management Cadre College merged)

Wuhan Institute of Biological Engineering

Military and police academy

Naval engineering university

Military economics college

Air Force Radar Academy

Second artillery command college

Communication Command College

Wuhan Command College of Armed Police

Wuhan Ordnance NCO School

4 secondary education

Wuhan's middle school education is very developed, such as the national famous key high schools:

China Normal University No.1 Middle School, Wuhan Foreign Language School, Wuhan No.11 Middle School, Wuhan No.3 Middle School, Hubei Experimental Middle School, Hubei Fruit Lake High School, Wuhan No.2 Middle School, Wuhan No.6 Middle School, Wuhan No.3 Middle School, Wuhan Middle School, Xinzhou No.1 Middle School, Hubei University Affiliated Middle School, etc.

By the end of 2008, the registered population of the city was 8,332,400, including 5,372,400 non-agricultural people and 2,960,000 agricultural people. The annual resident population was 8.97 million. According to the latest statistics of Wuhan municipal government, the total population of Wuhan is 9.79 million, of which: 9,895,438+0 million people have received college education, accounting for 65.438+02.3%; 1666,600 people have received high school education, accounting for 20.7%; 2,647,200 people received junior high school education, accounting for 32.9%; 1876,300 people received primary education, accounting for 23.3%; The illiterate population is 406,900, and the illiteracy rate is 5.05%.