Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China
China: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China is 3.71 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China peaked at 3.71 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.72 million number, in 1995.
That places China 1st out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.72 million number | — |
| 1996 | 2.82 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.93 million number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million number | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.38 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.52 million number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.65 million number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.64 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.63 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.66 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.60 million number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.57 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.57 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.62 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.71 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.92 million number | 2.72 million number | 3.21 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.52 million number | 3.32 million number | 3.65 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million number | 3.54 million number | 3.71 million number | 10 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in China was 3.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 million number in 1995.
- How does China rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 1st out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.