A view of Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/WeChat account: nbfb0574]

Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province has been ranked eighth in the country in terms of public service quality in 2021, according to a circular recently released by the State Administration for Market Regulation.

This is the highest ranking the city has ever attained in this regard.

A total of 120 cities from 31 provincial-level areas were evaluated by the administration based on 12 factors, including education, employment, medical service, social security, transportation, public security, as well as ecological environment.

The top 10 cities on the list are Nanjing, Hangzhou, Taizhou, Hefei, Zhenjiang, Lhasa, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai and Beijing.

Ningbo scored 82.49 points, well above the benchmark of 80 points to be rated as "excellent" in the report. This is the fourth consecutive year the city has scored more than 80 points and the second year in a row it has been classified as "excellent" in all 12 factors.

The city is also ranked among the top 10 in the country in terms of education, senior care, employment, social security, medical service and ecological environment.

A report released by online recruitment platform Zhaopin in June 2021 ranked Ningbo eighth among Chinese cites in terms of attractiveness to talents.