In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of teachers with master's and doctorate degrees among primary and secondary school full-time teachers. Overall, there are more than 850,000 primary and secondary school teachers with graduate degrees. According to education statistics updated by the Ministry of Education up to 2024, First Finance found that among primary and secondary school full-time teachers, there are more than 5,900 with doctoral degrees and more than 850,000 with master's degrees. Taken together, there are more than 860,000 with postgraduate degrees. In recent years, there have been more and more cases of master's and doctorates from prestigious schools teaching in primary and secondary schools, especially middle schools. In major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, as well as key middle schools in economically developed cities and economically strong counties, there is also a phenomenon where doctorates from famous schools gather. For example, according to the profile of Shenzhen Middle School, there are more than 100 doctoral teachers, more than 150 teachers who graduated from Tsinghua University and Peking University, more than 100 teachers from top overseas universities such as Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge, and more than 30 senior teachers, special teachers, competition gold medal coaches, and famous class teachers.

In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of teachers with master's and doctorate degrees among primary and secondary school full-time teachers. Overall, there are more than 850,000 primary and secondary school teachers with graduate degrees. According to education statistics updated by the Ministry of Education up to 2024, First Finance found that among primary and secondary school full-time teachers, there are more than 5,900 with doctoral degrees and more than 850,000 with master's degrees. Taken together, there are more than 860,000 with postgraduate degrees. In recent years, there have been more and more cases of master's and doctorates from prestigious schools teaching in primary and secondary schools, especially middle schools. In major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, as well as key middle schools in economically developed cities and economically strong counties, there is also a phenomenon where doctorates from famous schools gather. For example, according to the profile of Shenzhen Middle School, there are more than 100 doctoral teachers, more than 150 teachers who graduated from Tsinghua University and Peking University, more than 100 teachers from top overseas universities such as Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge, and more than 30 senior teachers, special teachers, competition gold medal coaches, and famous class teachers.