Teachers in upper secondary education, female in China
China: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in China, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, female in China stood at 1.91 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in China peaked at 1.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 368,540, in 1996.
That places China 1st out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 368,540 | — |
| 1997 | 419,512 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 558,902 | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 467,488 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 498,844 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 698,433 | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 900,703 | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.91 million | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 394,026 | 368,540 | 419,512 | 2 |
| 2000s | 787,130 | 467,488 | 1.29 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.29 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million | 1.50 million | 1.91 million | 5 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in China?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in China was 1.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,540 in 1996.
- How does China rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- China ranks 1st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release