Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China
China: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0031 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China, 1974–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China stood at 0.0031 number per person. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China peaked at 0.0031 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 number per person, in 1977.
China ranks 117th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0019 number per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0019 number per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.002 number per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 number per person | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 number per person | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.002 number per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.002 number per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 number per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.002 number per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 number per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 number per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.002 number per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.002 number per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.002 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.002 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.002 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 number per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 number per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 number per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 number per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 number per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 number per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 number per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 number per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 number per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 number per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 number per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.003 number per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 number per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.002 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in China was 0.0031 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1977.
- How does China rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- China ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.