Secondary education, teachers, per capita in China
China: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in China, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0053 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in China peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1970.
China ranks 122nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.002 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in China?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in China was 0.0053 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- China ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.