China vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
China
74.5%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
66.4%
in 2024
China rank
124th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
124th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- China
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
China currently reports 74.5% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
China ranks 124th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 44.7% | 8.4% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 47.1% | 8.7% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 52.0% | 6.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 56.8% | 2.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 60.8% | 1.7% | China |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 65.5% | 6.9% | 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- China, at 74.5% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- China ranks 124th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th 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