Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China
China: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.9%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 14 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2023
All-time low
2.6%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.8% | — |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +58.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +71.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 5 |
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More education data for China
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in China was 6.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does China rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male?
- China ranks 5th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release