China - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in China was 56.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 56.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 24.46 in 1979.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 24.46
1980 24.55
1981 24.84
1982 25.31
1983 26.16
1984 26.27
1985 27.74
1986 28.13
1987 28.42
1988 28.81
1989 29.38
1990 30.37
1991 31.09
1992 31.80
1993 32.57
1994 33.18
1995 33.80
1996 34.93
1997 36.45
2000 40.73
2001 42.64
2002 42.62
2003 43.37
2006 44.99
2007 45.08
2009 47.43
2010 48.37
2011 48.98
2012 49.62
2013 50.28
2014 51.03
2015 51.91
2016 52.66
2017 53.62
2018 54.71
2019 55.70
2020 56.40

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs