Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary was 94.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao stood at 94.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 94.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2001.
That places Macao 22nd out of 44 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 … Proportion upper female secondary in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.5% | — |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 94.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Macao's 94.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 63.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 78.5% | 94.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- 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)
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 94.7% in 2019, 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 94.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.