In 2008, the achievements of "universal nine" were further consolidated, and the policy of free compulsory education in urban and rural areas was fully implemented, with the enrollment rate of elementary school at 99.8 percent and that of junior high schools at 97 percent. High school education is developing rapidly, with the gross enrollment rate at the high school level at 58.5 percent, an increase of 13.2 percentage points over the previous year. School conditions further improved, rural primary and secondary schools in dangerous buildings renovation project has been successfully completed; Yingde Middle School Comprehensive Building, City No. 1 Middle School second cafeteria complex, Huayue art school art building and student apartments and a number of school infrastructure construction projects have been completed. The quality of education and teaching has been improved, the city's college entrance examination on the third batch of B line or more reached 4326 people, an increase of 17.8% over the previous year. The work of creating strong and level has made a breakthrough, Dazhan Town, Lianjiangkou Town and Jiulong Town have successfully passed the assessment and acceptance of Qingyuan City Education Strong Town Supervision and Acceptance Group, Yingcheng Street has successfully passed the provincial education strong town supervision and acceptance; Huayue Art School and Tianjiabing Middle School have passed the assessment and acceptance of Qingyuan City Level 1 School, and the city No. 1 Middle School passed the assessment of Guangdong Province ordinary high school teaching level and the national demonstration of the final acceptance of the ordinary high school confirmation. The allocation of educational resources continues to optimize, the year **** withdraw and merge schools (teaching points) 123, of which the entire abolition of schools (teaching points) 41, withdraw high and leave low to retain the junior primary 75, 7 teaching points.
In 2008, the steady development of health undertakings, disease control, health supervision, medical treatment, emergency rescue four major public **** health system construction has been strengthened, the emergency response to public **** health emergencies and the ability to deal with them has been improved; three-tier health care network further consolidated the bottom of the city **** there are 478 village health centers, the basic realization of the goal of each administrative village has 1 to 2 health centers; The pace of construction of urban community health service system accelerated, the city has three community health service centers, covering 100% of the urban population; maternal and child health care, disease prevention and control work has been strengthened. Science and technology breakthroughs, Baojiang cement waste heat power generation energy saving and emission reduction technology demonstration and application projects listed as the provincial government's major science and technology special projects, Xiningiu Township successfully created as a provincial-level technological innovation professional town. Population and family planning work is effective, the end of the resident population of 1.12 million people, an increase of 0.24% over the previous year; natural population growth rate of 5.67 per thousand, down 0.32 thousand points over the previous year; family planning rate of 92.6%, an increase of 4.58 percentage points over the previous year. Food, culture, sports, history, meteorology, archives, women and children, radio and television and other causes have been further developed.
Vigorously develop the cultural industry, and strive to expand and strengthen the Yingshi industry, built a street of Yingshi and 30 kilometers of stone corridors. 2006, the city has a professional arts groups, 23 cultural stations, a public **** library with a collection of 87,000 books, a museum, a broadcasting station, a cable television station, a television transmitter and rebroadcaster. Radio population coverage of 100%, 95% of the TV population coverage.
Sports facilities are getting better and better, and the national fitness movement is flourishing. 2006, 12 games of various types were held, with 2,186 athletes participating. 370,000 people regularly participate in sports.
At the end of 2006, the city's household population of 1,066,600, of which 21.6 million non-agricultural population, accounting for 20.3% of the total household population. The birth rate was 9.68 per thousand, the death rate 3.64 per thousand, the natural population growth rate 6.12 per thousand, and the family planning rate 88.3%.
In 2006, the city's participation in the five major types of insurance, pension insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance and maternity insurance numbered 147,750 people. The city has 24 homes for the elderly, with 859 beds and 570 adoptions. The new rural cooperative medical system has been promoted in depth, with a coverage rate of 65.4%. Employment and re-employment work has been effective. The social assistance system was further improved.
In 2006, the construction of environmental pollution control projects 8, completed investment of 139 million yuan. The industrial "three wastes" compliance rate has improved, including industrial emissions in the dust emission compliance rate of 97.2%, dust emissions compliance rate of 97.3%, industrial wastewater emissions compliance rate of 98.7%. Comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste 91.8%, urban sewage discharge sewage treatment rate of 38.6%, 100% of urban living garbage disposal rate, drinking water quality of drinking water sources to meet the standard rate of 100%. The city completed afforestation area of 60,800 mu, forest coverage rate of 64.9%, with ecological public welfare forest area of 108,500 hectares.