Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in China

China: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 91.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
91.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2019
All-time low
89.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060801002015201720192015: 89 %2016: 90.1 %2017: 90 %2018: 90.7 %2019: 91.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

China recorded 91.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.

That places China 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%) in China, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 89.0%
2016 90.1% +1.2%
2017 90.0% -0.1%
2018 90.7% +0.8%
2019 91.6% +0.9%

Countries ranked near China

  1. 20 Azerbaijan 97.4% compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
  3. 22 Niger 94.3% compare
  4. 24 Dominican Republic 90.0%
  5. 25 Nepal 89.7% compare
  6. 26 Rwanda 89.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in China?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in China was 91.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2015.
How does China rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
China ranks 23rd out of 34 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 359 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/