Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 54.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China peaked at 56.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2000.
That places Macau, China 96th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.3% | — |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 47.7% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.5% | 55.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China was 54.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Macau, China ranks 96th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release