Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao
Macao: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 2,896 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao is 2,896, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao peaked at 2,896 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 610, in 1975.
Macao ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 886 | — |
| 1972 | 812 | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 744 | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 676 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 610 | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 753 | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 1,196 | +58.8% |
| 1978 | 829 | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 801 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1,505 | +87.9% |
| 2000 | 1,578 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1,613 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,616 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,615 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,632 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,609 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,617 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,618 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,671 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,585 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,577 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,602 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,606 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,622 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,669 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,722 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,908 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 2,105 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2,235 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2,402 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2,540 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 2,642 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,752 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,836 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,896 | +2.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2,896 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 16% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2,896 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,144, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +87.9% | 801 | 1,505 |
| 1977 | +58.8% | 753 | 1,196 |
| 1978 | -30.7% | 1,196 | 829 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 811.89 | 610 | 1,196 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,505 | 1,505 | 1,505 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,615 | 1,578 | 1,671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,845 | 1,577 | 2,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,733 | 2,540 | 2,896 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Macao was 2,896 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,896 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 in 1975.
- How does Macao rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Macao ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.