| Number of Scientific and Technical
Personnel in State-owned Enterprises and Institutions at the Year-end |
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| (person) | |||||||
| Year | Total | Engineering | Agriculture | Scientific Research |
Health Care | Teaching | |
| 1990 | 16483542 | 4797176 | 450406 | 335066 | 2657588 | 8243306 | |
| 1991 | 17168413 | 5024000 | 463050 | 341934 | 2757993 | 8581436 | |
| 1992 | 17596532 | 5204950 | 476853 | 337146 | 2827599 | 8749984 | |
| 1993 | 18124140 | 5363632 | 496279 | 333851 | 2916255 | 9014123 | |
| 1994 | 18658689 | 5535329 | 519827 | 321036 | 2995940 | 9286557 | |
| 1995 | 19133834 | 5625850 | 535731 | 302879 | 3035335 | 9634039 | |
| 1996 | 19856213 | 5680795 | 579157 | 303177 | 3130788 | 10162296 | |
| 1997 | 20495006 | 5719337 | 611458 | 302684 | 3213762 | 10647765 | |
| 1998 | 20913343 | 5656735 | 635929 | 290537 | 3254958 | 11075184 | |
| 1999 | 21430140 | 5654863 | 654138 | 283532 | 3329706 | 11507901 | |
| 2000 | 21650807 | 5551098 | 670105 | 274506 | 3371966 | 11783132 | |
| 2001 | 21698037 | 5316327 | 674644 | 265554 | 3390233 | 12051279 | |
| 2002 | 21860024 | 5289166 | 666998 | 262692 | 3402326 | 12238842 | |
| 2003 | 21739699 | 4992867 | 683437 | 275496 | 3441109 | 12346790 | |
| a) Since 1991, the data include the personnel in the social field and the primary teachers, but exclude the personnel in the administration. | |||||||