China's science popularization personnel exceed 2.25 million in 2025, with nearly 24.4 billion yuan in funding raised

China's Ministry of Science and Technology recently announced the 2025 national science popularization statistics. The data show that the number of fulltime and parttime science popularization personnel nationwide reached 2.2507 million, and the funds raised for science popularization work totaled 24.398 billion yuan, both up from the previous year. From the perspective of personnel composition, there are 311,200 fulltime science popularization workers and 1.9395 million parttime workers. The number of personnel with an intermediate professional title or above, or a bachelor's degree or above, reached 1.4896 million. The number of female science popularization workers and rural science popularization workers is also increasing. The number of registered science popularization volunteers reached 13.7116 million. In terms of investment and facilities, funding from government departments at all levels remains the main source, accounting for nearly 80% of the funds raised that year. The number of science and technology museums nationwide increased to 1,988, with visitor numbers exceeding 338 million, reflecting the continuous improvement of science popularization infrastructure and public service capabilities.