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 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in China, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 97.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and 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 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 97.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.1%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 97.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.8%, 100% of the median. (26 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 |
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 2019, 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 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.