Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China
China: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.5%
Change on year
up 40.3%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2016–2024
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.3% on the previous year and up 165.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.4% | — |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +79.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 4 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 45.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 52.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male in China was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does China rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release