Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China
Macau, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China is 91.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China peaked at 91.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1999.
That places Macau, China 31st out of 59 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.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, 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 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.7% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 28 Panama 94.0% compare
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- 33 Myanmar 89.5% compare
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More education data for Macau, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China was 91.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1999.
- How does Macau, China rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macau, China ranks 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 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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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.