Editing Ningbo (section)

==Education==
At the end of 2020, there were 1,896 schools of all levels and types in the city, with a total of 1,418,000 students. Among them, there are 15 colleges and universities in Ningbo with 177,000 full-time students; 86 regular high schools with 93,000 students; 35 vocational schools with 69,000 students; 230 junior high schools with 217,000 students; and 427 primary schools with 517,000 students. There were also 838 full-time private primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens) in the city, with 258,000 students, accounting for 21.7% of the city's full-time primary and secondary school students. In the [[compulsory education]] section, there were 288,000 children of migrant workers who went to schools in Ningbo.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2020年宁波市国民经济和社会发展统计公报|url=http://tjj.ningbo.gov.cn/art/2021/2/24/art_1229042825_58913487.html|access-date=2021-05-17|website=tjj.ningbo.gov.cn}}</ref>

Ningbo is one of the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research as tracked by the [[Nature Index]].<ref name=":1" />

In the whole year of 2020, the city attracted 1,372 more workers with doctoral degrees, for a total of 9,265; 67,000 highly skilled talents, for a total of 551,000; 35 postdoctoral research stations, for a total of 224; and 166,000 graduates, a year-on-year increase of 20.5%. There are 10 offices, totaling 100. Throughout the year, 327,000 skilled personnel were trained in the city.

===Higher-Educational institutions===
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Ningbo has 15 universities and colleges as of May 2021, as well as many research institutions that offer graduate degree programs. The following is a list of current universities and colleges in Ningbo.
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Universities and Colleges in Ningbo as of May 2021
!English Name
!Chinese Name
!Degree Program
!Website
!Note
|-
|[[Ningbo University]]
|宁波大学
|bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree
|https://www.nbu.edu.cn/en/
|A [[Double First-Class Construction]] university, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines
|-
|[[University of Nottingham Ningbo China|University of Nottingham, Ningbo China]]
|宁波诺丁汉大学
|bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree
|https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/
|Affiliated with the [[University of Nottingham]] in the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) and the first Sino-foreign university in China 
|-
|[[Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University]]
|浙大宁波理工学院
|bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree
|http://www.nit.zju.edu.cn/en/
|
|-
|[[Zhejiang Wanli University]]
|浙江万里学院
|bachelor's degree, master's degree
|http://en.zwu.edu.cn/
|
|-
|[[Ningbo University of Technology]]
|宁波工程学院
|bachelor's degree, master's degree
|http://www.nbut.cn/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409135745/http://www.nbut.cn/ |date=2021-04-09 }}
|
|-
|Ningbo University of Finance and Economics
|[[:zh:宁波财经学院|宁波财经学院]]
|bachelor's degree
|http://www.nbut.cn/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409135745/http://www.nbut.cn/ |date=2021-04-09 }}
|
|-
|College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University
|宁波大学科学技术学院
|bachelor's degree
|https://www.ndky.edu.cn/
|An independent college of Ningbo University 
|-
|China Coast Guard Academy
|中国人民武装警察部队海警学院
|bachelor's degree
|
|
|-
|Zhejiang University of Pharmacy
|浙江药科职业大学
|associate degree, bachelor's degree
|https://www.zjpc.net.cn/
|
|-
|Zhejiang Business Technology Institute
|浙江工商职业技术学院
|associate degree
|https://www.zjbti.net.cn/
|
|-
|Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College
|宁波职业技术学院
|associate degree
|https://en.nbpt.edu.cn/
|
|-
|Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology
|浙江纺织服装职业技术学院
|associate degree
|http://www.zjff.edu.cn/
|
|-
|Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology
|宁波城市职业技术学院
|associate degree
|https://www.nbcc.cn/
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|-
|Ningbo College of Health Sciences
|宁波卫生职业技术学院
|associate degree
|http://www.nbchs.net/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807165606/http://www.nbchs.net/ |date=2013-08-07 }}
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|-
|Ningbo Childhood Education College
|宁波幼儿师范高等专科学校
|associate degree
|https://www.nbei.net/
|
|}
As of 2020, many famous universities and research institutions have an operating campus or institutes in Ningbo, most of them offering graduate degree programs.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Part of Research Institutions Offering Graduate Programs in Ningbo 
!English Name
!Chinese Name
|-
|Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
|中国科学院宁波材料技术与工程研究所
|-
|Ningbo Institute of Technology, BeihangUniversity
|北京航空航天大学宁波创新研究院
|-
|Zhejiang University, Ningbo
|浙江大学宁波校区
|-
|Harbin Institute of Technology, Ningbo
|哈尔滨工业大学宁波智能装备研究院
|-
|Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo
|大连理工大学宁波研究院
|-
|Tianjin University, Ningbo
|天津大学浙江研究院
|-
|Ningbo Institute of Marine-Derived Pharmaceutical, Peking University
|北京大学宁波海洋药物研究院
|-
|Northwestern Polytechnical University, Ningbo
|西北工业大学宁波研究院
|}
Compared to the other 14 sub-provincial cities in China, Ningbo has the fewest higher-educational institutions.

===Secondary and primary education===
Compulsory education is from the ages 6 to 15. Students are catered to in a variety of state and private schools. Studying for the [[Gaokao]] (高考), a cumulative test taken at the end of high school, is optional.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wang |first=Libing |title=Basic education in China |date=2010 |publisher=Zhejiang University Press ; Homa & Sekey Books |isbn=978-1-931907-58-3 |series=Education in China series |location=Hangzhou, China : Paramus, N.J}}</ref> At the end of 2020, there were 86 regular high schools with 93,000 students in Ningbo; 35 vocational schools with 69,000 students; 230 junior high schools with 21.7 students; and 427 primary schools with 517,000 students. There were also 838 full-time private primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens) in the city, with 258,000 students, accounting for 21.7% of the city's full-time primary and secondary school students. In the [[compulsory education]] section, there were 288,000 children of migrant workers who went to schools in Ningbo.<ref name=":0" />

===International education===
Several schools are permitted to operate foreign educational programs as an alternative to the Chinese National curriculum and to accept international students.

[[Access International Academy Ningbo]] (AIAN) and [[Ningbo Zhicheng School International]] (NZSI) both offer the American AERO (American Education Reaches Out) curriculum with the [[College Board]] [[Advanced Placement]] examinations. [http://www.nbis.net.cn/about.asp?acataid=10 Ningbo International School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805040511/http://www.nbis.net.cn/about.asp?acataid=10 |date=2020-08-05 }} (NBIS) delivers the Cambridge International Primary and Secondary Curricula leading to iGCSE Examinations and A-Levels. Huamao Multicultural Education Academy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mea-international.com|title=Mea-international.com|website=MEA-International.com|access-date=26 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508032018/http://www.mea-international.com/|archive-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> is an [[IB World School]] and offers an international curriculum through the [[IB Primary Years Program]] for students ages 3–12 and the IB Diploma Program for students ages 16–19.