Education in Qinghai, China: official figures
Qinghai had 672 regular primary schools in 2024, out of 136,332 in mainland China.
How many primary school pupils are there in Qinghai?
Qinghai had 9,015 pupils enrolled in primary school in 2024 (5th lowest of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions; 1,339,305 nationally).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyHow many primary school teachers are there in Qinghai?
Primary schools in Qinghai employed 29,634 full-time teachers in 2024.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools in Qinghai?
In Qinghai there were 0.3 primary pupils for every full-time primary teacher in 2024 (6th highest of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions; national figure 0.2). This is enrolment divided by full-time teachers.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyHow big are primary schools in Qinghai?
The average primary school in Qinghai had 13 pupils in 2024, against 10 nationally.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyHow many primary pupils in Qinghai go to rural schools?
3804.6% of primary pupils in Qinghai attended township or rural schools in 2024, against 4118.8% nationally; the rest were in city schools (15th lowest of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions for rural share).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Qinghai?
8.63% of people aged 15 and over in Qinghai could not read or write in 2024 (4th highest of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions; national figure 3.09%). The yearbook takes this from the 2024 national sample survey on population changes, a 1.028 per thousand sample, so small regions carry more sampling error.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyWhat is the female illiteracy rate in Qinghai?
In Qinghai the illiteracy rate in 2024 was 4.72% for men and 12.52% for women aged 15 and over (nationally 1.40% and 4.83%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China · saved copyHow Qinghai compares with other provinces
Primary pupils per full-time teacher (2024)
Qinghai ranks 6 of 31, highest first. Primary school enrolment divided by full-time teachers.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per full-time teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yunnan | 0.4 |
| 4 | Guangxi | 0.3 |
| 5 | Henan | 0.3 |
| 6 | Qinghai | 0.3 |
| 7 | Gansu | 0.3 |
| 8 | Hebei | 0.3 |
| 9 | Guizhou | 0.3 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2024)
Qinghai ranks 4 of 31, highest first. Sample survey estimate.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xizang (Tibet) | 31.52% |
| 2 | Gansu | 9.63% |
| 3 | Guizhou | 9.52% |
| 4 | Qinghai | 8.63% |
| 5 | Ningxia | 6.14% |
| 6 | Yunnan | 5.77% |
| 7 | Sichuan | 5.16% |
Share of primary pupils in township or rural schools (2024)
Qinghai ranks 17 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of primary pupils in township or rural schools |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chongqing | 4227.2% |
| 15 | Inner Mongolia | 4162.1% |
| 16 | Shanxi | 3810.8% |
| 17 | Qinghai | 3804.6% |
| 18 | Ningxia | 3721.5% |
| 19 | Heilongjiang | 3565.5% |
| 20 | Hebei | 3449.7% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 2-14 Illiterate Population Aged 15 and Over by Gender and Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90b33b452d5a…)
- National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 21-19 Statistics on Primary Schools by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fd3519674d5d…)
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