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 56.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Macau, China stood at 56.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% 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 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 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 | 56.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
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 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (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 56.1% in 2019, 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 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. 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.