Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China
China: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China stood at 2.76 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China peaked at 2.88 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million number, in 2001.
China ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.22 million number | — |
| 1997 | 1.29 million number | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.45 million number | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million number | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million number | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million number | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 2.72 million number | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.76 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.77 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.88 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.63 million number | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.67 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.68 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.76 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.29 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million number | 1.19 million number | 2.77 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.72 million number | 2.63 million number | 2.88 million number | 10 |
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More education data for China
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in China was 2.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2001.
- How does China rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.