Secondary education, teachers in China
China: Secondary education, teachers was 7.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in China, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in China is 7.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in China peaked at 7.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 983,294, in 1970.
China ranks 1st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 million | 983,294 | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 million | 2.85 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 million | 3.55 million | 4.22 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.50 million | 4.57 million | 6.39 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.34 million | 6.21 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.03 million | 6.59 million | 7.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 768.07 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in China?
- Secondary education, teachers in China was 7.41 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 983,294 in 1970.
- How does China rank for secondary education, teachers?
- China ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.