In 2008, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance jointly promulgated the "National Basic Standards for Hygienic Conditions of School Physical Education" [Jiao Ti Yi (2008) No.5], which stipulated the proportion of basic standards for physical education teachers in primary and secondary schools:

Schools should be equipped with physical education teachers within the approved total number of teaching staff, set up physical education class according to the characteristics of education and teaching, and carry out extracurricular sports activities according to the teaching hours and needs of physical education class in the teaching plan. There are 1 PE teachers in every 5-6 classes in primary school 1 ~ 2 grades, and 1 PE teachers in every 6-7 classes in grades 3-6. So the vacancy rate is zero, which means there are no vacancies.