Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China
China: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female was 4.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.7%
Change on year
up 39.8%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2016–2024
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 4.7% for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.8% on the previous year and up 188.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.6% | — |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -61.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +398.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female in China was 4.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does China rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release