Teachers in lower secondary education, female in China
China: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in China, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
China recorded 2.56 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in China peaked at 2.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 976,251, in 1995.
China ranks 1st of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 976,251 | — |
| 1996 | 1.04 million | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.31 million | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 1.38 million | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.22 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.33 million | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.48 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.56 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 976,251 | 1.31 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.38 million | 1.74 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.79 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.40 million | 2.22 million | 2.56 million | 5 |
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More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in China?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in China was 2.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 976,251 in 1995.
- How does China rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- China ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release