Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao is 95.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1999.
Macao ranks 40th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.1% | — |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 95.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Macao's 95.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.2%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 60.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 69.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 37 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
- 38 El Salvador 96.5% compare
- 39 Namibia 95.6% compare
- 41 Gambia 94.9% compare
- 42 Panama 94.0% compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 93.9% compare
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release