Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China
China: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5%
Change on year
up 39.6%
World rank
2nd
of 6 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.6% on the previous year and up 169.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +102.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -83.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +366.8% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in China was 5.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does China rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 2nd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.5%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release