Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 98.8% 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 98.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1999.
Macao ranks 54th of 139 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 required … primary both in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.0% | — |
| 2000 | 83.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 98.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.4%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Macao's 98.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.6%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 83.5% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 84.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao was 98.8% 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 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 54th out of 139 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 12.1%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release