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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China

China: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0014 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0014 number per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0037 number per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.0014 number per person
in 2019
Years of data
41
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China, 1974–2019

00.0010.0020.0030.0041974199620191974: 0.003 number per person1975: 0.003 number per person1976: 0.004 number per person1977: 0.004 number per person1978: 0.003 number per person1979: 0.003 number per person1980: 0.003 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1982: 0.004 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1986: 0.003 number per person1987: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1989: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1991: 0.003 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.003 number per person1995: 0.003 number per person1996: 0.002 number per person1997: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.001 number per person2018: 0.001 number per person2019: 0.001 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China stood at 0.0014 number per person. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China peaked at 0.0037 number per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 number per person, in 2019.

China ranks 87th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China, year by year

Year number per person Change
1974 0.0033 number per person —
1975 0.0035 number per person +4.9%
1976 0.0036 number per person +2.7%
1977 0.0037 number per person +5.1%
1978 0.0034 number per person -10.2%
1979 0.0034 number per person -0.2%
1980 0.0035 number per person +3.7%
1981 0.0035 number per person +0.1%
1982 0.0035 number per person +1.2%
1983 0.0034 number per person -2.7%
1984 0.0033 number per person -3.8%
1985 0.0031 number per person -5.4%
1986 0.003 number per person -2.3%
1987 0.003 number per person -2.2%
1988 0.0029 number per person -2.2%
1989 0.0029 number per person -1.3%
1990 0.0028 number per person -2.5%
1991 0.0028 number per person -1.7%
1992 0.0027 number per person -3.2%
1993 0.0026 number per person -2.5%
1994 0.0026 number per person -1.9%
1995 0.0025 number per person -1.2%
1996 0.0025 number per person -1.6%
1997 0.0025 number per person -1.2%
1998 0.0024 number per person -1.6%
2001 0.0023 number per person -5.7%
2003 0.0021 number per person -7.1%
2006 0.002 number per person -3.4%
2007 0.002 number per person +0.4%
2008 0.002 number per person -2.4%
2009 0.002 number per person -2.2%
2010 0.0019 number per person -2.7%
2011 0.0018 number per person -3.4%
2012 0.0018 number per person -2.7%
2013 0.0017 number per person -3.5%
2014 0.0017 number per person -3.5%
2015 0.0016 number per person -4.2%
2016 0.0015 number per person -3.6%
2017 0.0015 number per person -3.3%
2018 0.0014 number per person -3.2%
2019 0.0014 number per person -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0035 number per person 0.0033 number per person 0.0037 number per person 6
1980s 0.0032 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0035 number per person 10
1990s 0.0026 number per person 0.0024 number per person 0.0028 number per person 9
2000s 0.0021 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0023 number per person 6
2010s 0.0016 number per person 0.0014 number per person 0.0019 number per person 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 84 Djibouti 0.0015 number per person compare
  2. 85 India 0.0014 number per person compare
  3. 86 Liechtenstein 0.0014 number per person compare
  4. 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0014 number per person compare
  5. 89 Cuba 0.0014 number per person compare
  6. 90 Turkey 0.0014 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in China was 0.0014 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0037 number per person in 1977.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2019.
How does China rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
China ranks 87th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.