Teachers in upper secondary education, male in China

China: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 1.27 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.27 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 131 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2007
All-time low
724,655 number
in 2001
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in China, 1996–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1996200720191996: 854.3k number1997: 866.6k number2000: 888.7k number2001: 724.7k number2002: 773.3k number2003: 1.0M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.5M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, male in China stood at 1.27 million number.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in China peaked at 1.48 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 724,655 number, in 2001.

That places China 2nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 860,430 number 854,264 number 866,596 number 2
2000s 1.08 million number 724,655 number 1.48 million number 7
2010s 1.35 million number 1.27 million number 1.48 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 1.55 million number compare
  2. 3 United States 346,969 number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 257,760 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in China?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in China was 1.27 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 724,655 number in 2001.
How does China rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
China ranks 2nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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/