China vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
China
60.3%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
55.1%
in 2024
China rank
99th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
100th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- China
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
China currently reports 60.3% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 5.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
China ranks 99th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 210 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 | 24.5% | 44.2% | 19.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 46.8% | 19.9% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 47.7% | 14.7% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 50.1% | 6.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 0.1% | China |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 54.2% | 4.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, China or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- China, at 60.3% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- China ranks 99th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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