Qualified and trained teachers in China
China: Qualified and trained teachers was 98.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.09
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
42nd
of 87 countries
All-time high
98.09
in 2024
All-time low
88.39
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Qualified and trained teachers in China, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for qualified and trained teachers in China is 98.09, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, qualified and trained teachers in China peaked at 98.09 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.39, in 2015.
China ranks 42nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Qualified and trained teachers in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.39 | — |
| 2016 | 89.71 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 89.53 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.25 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.13 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.85 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 92.27 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.97 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 97.64 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.09 | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 98.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.56, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 98.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.8 | 88.39 | 91.13 | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.36 | 91.85 | 98.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is qualified and trained teachers in China?
- Qualified and trained teachers in China was 98.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest qualified and trained teachers recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.09 in 2024.
- What is the lowest qualified and trained teachers recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.39 in 2015.
- How does China rank for qualified and trained teachers?
- China ranks 42nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is qualified and trained teachers rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Qualified and trained teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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