Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China
China: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square was 0.7724 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China is 0.7724 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China peaked at 0.7724 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1047 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
China ranks 86th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1292 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1814 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1969 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2992 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3487 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3495 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3399 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3378 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3205 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3058 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.304 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3071 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.341 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3585 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.373 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3777 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3868 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3937 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4023 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4086 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4165 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4366 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4493 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5073 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.487 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5105 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5473 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6142 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6627 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6757 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6805 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6835 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.685 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6977 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6635 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6616 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.664 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6625 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6675 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6774 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6897 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7285 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.752 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7724 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.7724 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6813 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.7724 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7501 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 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 | +29.8% | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | 0.2992 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2173 units per square kilometre | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | 0.3495 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3311 units per square kilometre | 0.304 units per square kilometre | 0.373 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4089 units per square kilometre | 0.3777 units per square kilometre | 0.4493 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5856 units per square kilometre | 0.487 units per square kilometre | 0.6805 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6753 units per square kilometre | 0.6616 units per square kilometre | 0.6977 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7387 units per square kilometre | 0.7019 units per square kilometre | 0.7724 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 83 Jordan 0.821 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Cuba 0.8111 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Serbia 0.8006 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Slovakia 0.7711 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Slovenia 0.7621 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0.7452 units 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square in China was 0.7724 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7724 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1047 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square?
- China ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 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 secondary education, both sexes (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.