Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China
China: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China stood at 5.9%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China peaked at 6.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.2% | — |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +134.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +109.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 5 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in China was 5.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does China rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 6th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release