China vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
China
74.5%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
66.5%
in 2024
China rank
124th
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
123rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- China
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
How they compare
China currently reports 74.5% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
China ranks 124th and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 43.3% | 6.9% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 48.1% | 9.7% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 52.6% | 7.3% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 57.2% | 2.6% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.5% | 0.9% | China |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 65.2% | 7.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, China or ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- China, at 74.5% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between China and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- 8.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- China ranks 124th and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release