China | Primary education, teachers (% female)

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source
China | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 36.3966713
1975 35.72005844
1976 36.29637146
1977 33.25770187
1978 38.55720901
1979 37.83007813
1980 36.59185028
1981 37.07859039
1982 36.32550812
1983 36.28237915
1984 37.00548935
1985 38.98986816
1986 39.5755806
1987 40.376091
1988 40.95291901
1989 41.52473068
1990 42.57188034
1991 43.15446091
1992 43.79190826
1993 44.48566055
1994 45.15634918
1995 45.7971611
1996 46.61040878
1997 47.40134811
1998 48.283741
1999
2000
2001 50.6329689
2002
2003 52.90983963
2004
2005
2006 55.1762619
2007 55.54114914
2008 56.11091995
2009 56.75849915
2010 57.55411148
2011 58.36159897
2012 58.99433899
2013 59.87717819
2014 60.97637939
2015 62.59738922
2016 63.99850845
2017 65.62148285
2018 67.3967514
2019 68.97296143
2020 70.23269653
2021 71.42813873
2022 72.37841034

China | Primary education, teachers (% female)

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source