China vs United States: Secondary education, teachers, per capita

China
0.0053 units per person
in 2024
United States
0.0052 units per person
in 2023
China rank
122nd
United States rank
124th

Secondary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0053 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

China ranks 122nd and United States ranks 124th of 201 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0032 units per person United States
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0019 units per person United States
2010s 0.0045 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0007 units per person United States
2020s 0.0049 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0003 units per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, per capita, China or United States?
China, at 0.0053 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, per capita between China and United States?
0.0001 units per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
China ranks 122nd and United States ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.