Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.9969 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao is 0.9969 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 2 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9358 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Macao 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9358 GPIA | -53.2% |
| 2001 | 2 GPIA | +113.7% |
| 2002 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9759 GPIA | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 1.23 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 2 GPIA | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9789 GPIA | -51.1% |
| 2008 | 1.48 GPIA | +51.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9632 GPIA | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9452 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9801 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9912 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9933 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9971 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9977 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.9969 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.9969 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +113.7% | 0.9358 GPIA | 2 GPIA |
| 2006 | +62.0% | 1.23 GPIA | 2 GPIA |
| 2000 | -53.2% | 2 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA |
| 2008 | +51.6% | 0.9789 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA |
| 2004 | -51.2% | 2 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA |
| 2007 | -51.1% | 2 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.46 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9452 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 75 Gambia 0.9994 GPIA compare
- 76 Costa Rica 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 0.989 GPIA compare
- 79 Maldives 0.9756 GPIA compare
- 80 Ghana 0.9647 GPIA 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 0.9969 GPIA 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 2 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9358 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 77th out of 97 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 down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release