Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China
China: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1979.
China ranks 99th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 24.5% | — |
| 1980 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 26.2% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.7% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 24.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 30.4% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 40.7% | 47.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.4% | 60.3% | 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 secondary education who are female in China?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in China was 60.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1979.
- How does China rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- China ranks 99th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release