Teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.60 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.60 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.98 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.60 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1995–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1995–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1995200720191995: 1.7M number1996: 1.8M number1997: 1.8M number1999: 1.9M number2000: 1.9M number2001: 1.9M number2002: 2.0M number2003: 1.9M number2006: 2.0M number2007: 1.9M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.9M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) is 1.60 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.98 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million number, in 2019.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.81 million number 1.75 million number 1.91 million number 4
2000s 1.92 million number 1.88 million number 1.98 million number 8
2010s 1.71 million number 1.60 million number 1.87 million number 10

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 India 1.74 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 384,516 number compare
  3. 4 United States 286,156 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 250,914 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2019.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/