Secondary education, teachers in China
China: Secondary education, teachers was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in China, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in China is 60.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in China peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1979.
That places China 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in China, year by year
| Year | % female | 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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in China?
- Secondary education, teachers in China was 60.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1979.
- How does China rank for secondary education, teachers?
- China ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.