Teachers in primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Teachers in primary education, female was 5.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 5.02 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 5.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million, in 1974.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.85 million | 1.70 million | 2.02 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.10 million | 1.97 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 million | 2.36 million | 2.80 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.25 million | 2.97 million | 3.42 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.75 million | 3.45 million | 4.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 million | 4.58 million | 5.02 million | 5 |
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More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 5.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1974.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release