Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China

China: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 91.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
91.1%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
91.1%
in 2019
All-time low
88.4%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 88.4 %2016: 89.7 %2017: 89.5 %2018: 90.3 %2019: 91.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China is 91.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.

China ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in China, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 88.4%
2016 89.7% +1.5%
2017 89.5% -0.2%
2018 90.3% +0.8%
2019 91.1% +1.0%

Countries ranked near China

  1. 21 Azerbaijan 97.4% compare
  2. 22 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
  3. 23 Niger 94.1% compare
  4. 25 Dominican Republic 90.0%
  5. 26 Rwanda 89.2% compare
  6. 27 Ecuador 88.5%

See the full ranking of 60 places →

More reference data data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China was 91.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2015.
How does China rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
China ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/china/">Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 385 data points, 2009–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/