Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China
China: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
97.7%
in 2006
All-time low
81.6%
in 1981
Years of data
40
1981–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 97.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China peaked at 97.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1981.
That places China 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81.6% | — |
| 1982 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 94.3% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 95.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 86.4% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 94.6% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 97.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 97.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.2% | 81.6% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 93.8% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 93.6% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1981.
- How does China rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- China ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release