Teachers in primary education, female (number) in China
China: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 4.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in China, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in China is 4.39 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female 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 41 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in China, year by year
| 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% |
| 2001 | 2.97 million number | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.06 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.29 million number | +7.7% |
| 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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.39 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 185.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 4.39 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 284.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 2.54 million number | 2.36 million number | 2.80 million number | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.25 million number | 2.97 million number | 3.42 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.75 million number | 3.45 million number | 4.39 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in China?
- Teachers in primary education, female in China was 4.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million number in 1974.
- How does China rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- China ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.