Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China
China: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China is 58.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China peaked at 58.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1996.
China ranks 75th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.1% | — |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.1% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 38.6% | 46.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 54.2% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 72 Korea 58.7% compare
- 73 United States of America 58.4% compare
- 74 Bahrain 58.3% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 58.0% compare
- 77 Czechia 58.0% compare
- 78 Netherlands 57.9% compare
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 upper secondary education who are female in China?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in China was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1996.
- How does China rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- China ranks 75th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release