Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China

China: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 4.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.39 million number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
4.39 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.70 million number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China, 1974–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 4.39 million number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China peaked at 4.39 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million number, in 1974.

China ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 1.70 million number
1975 1.77 million number +3.7%
1976 1.89 million number +6.9%
1977 1.76 million number -6.9%
1978 2.02 million number +14.6%
1979 1.98 million number -1.9%
1980 1.97 million number -0.4%
1981 2.04 million number +3.5%
1982 2.03 million number -0.6%
1983 2.00 million number -1.5%
1984 2.01 million number +0.5%
1985 2.09 million number +4.3%
1986 2.13 million number +1.6%
1987 2.19 million number +2.7%
1988 2.23 million number +1.8%
1989 2.28 million number +2.7%
1990 2.36 million number +3.3%
1991 2.41 million number +2.1%
1992 2.42 million number +0.6%
1993 2.46 million number +1.5%
1994 2.51 million number +2.0%
1995 2.57 million number +2.5%
1996 2.64 million number +2.7%
1997 2.72 million number +3.0%
1998 2.80 million number +2.9%
1999 2.85 million number +2.0%
2000 2.91 million number +2.0%
2001 2.97 million number +1.9%
2002 3.01 million number +1.5%
2003 3.06 million number +1.5%
2004 3.14 million number +2.6%
2005 3.21 million number +2.5%
2006 3.29 million number +2.4%
2007 3.37 million number +2.4%
2008 3.39 million number +0.4%
2009 3.42 million number +0.9%
2010 3.45 million number +1.0%
2011 3.47 million number +0.4%
2012 3.49 million number +0.6%
2013 3.51 million number +0.8%
2014 3.57 million number +1.7%
2015 3.69 million number +3.2%
2016 3.80 million number +3.0%
2017 3.97 million number +4.5%
2018 4.18 million number +5.4%
2019 4.39 million number +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.85 million number 1.70 million number 2.02 million number 6
1980s 2.10 million number 1.97 million number 2.28 million number 10
1990s 2.57 million number 2.36 million number 2.85 million number 10
2000s 3.18 million number 2.91 million number 3.42 million number 10
2010s 3.75 million number 3.45 million number 4.39 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 India 2.36 million number compare
  2. 3 United States of America 1.54 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in China was 4.39 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 4.39 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million number in 1974.
How does China rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
China ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.