Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in China

China: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 89.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 22 countries
All-time high
89.1%
in 2019
All-time low
84.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in China, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 84.2 %2016: 87.9 %2017: 88.3 %2018: 88.5 %2019: 89.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

China recorded 89.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over five years.

That places China 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in China, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) in China, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 84.2%
2016 87.9% +4.4%
2017 88.3% +0.3%
2018 88.5% +0.3%
2019 89.1% +0.7%

Countries ranked near China

  1. 14 Gambia 97.2% compare
  2. 15 Ecuador 95.0%
  3. 16 Brunei 94.5% compare
  4. 18 Bahamas 88.2%
  5. 19 Eritrea 85.2%
  6. 20 Panama 84.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in China?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in China was 89.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2015.
How does China rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
China ranks 17th out of 22 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 232 data points, 2009–2019
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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/