Primary education, teachers in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Primary education, teachers was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in China (People’s Republic of), 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 74.5% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1977.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 33.3% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 36.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 42.6% | 48.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 50.6% | 56.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 57.6% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 70.2% | 74.5% | 5 |
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More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Primary education, teachers in China (People’s Republic of) was 74.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1977.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for primary education, teachers?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.