Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2002.
That places Macao 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … male in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.8% | — |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 93.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Macao's 93.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 47.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 60.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.4% | 93.4% | 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 93.4% 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 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 48th out of 106 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 20.6%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release