Jinan is a city with rich science and education resources. It has 52 colleges and universities with more than 900,000 registered students, and a total of over 2 million scientific and technical talents.

The city is home to 985 R&D institutions at or above the provincial level and 193 academician and expert workstations.

Jinan also has high-quality medical resources. By the end of 2020, the city is home to 7,514 health institution, including 36 Grade-III (the top grade in China) hospitals.

There were 14 centers for disease control and prevention and 15 maternal and child health care institutions. The total number of medical staff in the city is 126,681 and the number of beds of medical institutions is 68,831.