Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China
China: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China is 0.0053 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1970.
China ranks 122nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.002 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0053 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0053 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +28.0% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 5 |
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in China was 0.0053 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- China ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.