Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in China
China: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.4675 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in China, 1974–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.4675 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 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), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.4675 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1814 number per square kilometre, in 1974.
China ranks 71st 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 square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1814 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.1881 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2012 number per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1874 number per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2146 number per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2106 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2098 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2172 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2159 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2127 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2138 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.223 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2267 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2328 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.237 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2433 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2514 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2566 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2581 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2619 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.267 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2737 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2812 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2896 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.298 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3161 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3257 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3507 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3593 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3607 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3639 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3677 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3692 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3712 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3742 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3806 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3927 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4045 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4226 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4452 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4675 number per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1972 number per square kilometre | 0.1814 number per square kilometre | 0.2146 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2232 number per square kilometre | 0.2098 number per square kilometre | 0.2433 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2708 number per square kilometre | 0.2514 number per square kilometre | 0.298 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3461 number per square kilometre | 0.3161 number per square kilometre | 0.3639 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3995 number per square kilometre | 0.3677 number per square kilometre | 0.4675 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 68 Thailand 0.5297 number per square kilometre compare
- 69 Haiti 0.5232 number per square kilometre compare
- 70 Malaysia 0.4987 number per square kilometre compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 0.459 number per square kilometre compare
- 73 Portugal 0.4534 number per square kilometre compare
- 74 Georgia 0.4518 number per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in China?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in China was 0.4675 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4675 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1814 number per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does China rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.