Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary was 92.9% 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 92.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 92.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2002.
Macao ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, 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 male secondary in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.5% | — |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +1.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 92.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Macao's 92.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.9%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 48.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 64.6% | 92.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 18 Gambia 97.0% compare
- 19 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 95.3% compare
- 22 Gibraltar 90.5% compare
- 23 El Salvador 89.6% compare
- 24 Brunei 88.6% compare
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 92.9% 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 92.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macao ranks 21st 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 44.1%. 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male 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 male teachers at the upper secondary level.