China - Teaching staff in tertiary education

1,606,554.0 (number) in 2011

In 2011, teaching staff in tertiary education for China was 1.61 million. Though China teaching staff in tertiary education fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 1983 - 2011 period ending at 1.61 million in 2011.

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What is teaching staff in tertiary education?

Teaching staff in total tertiary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5 & 6). 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.

What is China teaching staff in tertiary education?