Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China
Macau, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 94.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China peaked at 94.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2001.
Macau, China ranks 42nd of 82 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 qualifications in in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.4% | — |
| 2000 | 60.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.4% | 58.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 56.9% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 72.7% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.9% | 94.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 39 Cape Verde 95.5% compare
- 40 Belarus 94.7% compare
- 41 El Salvador 94.7% compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.7% compare
- 44 Mexico 93.5% compare
- 45 India 92.7% compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2001.
- How does Macau, China rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macau, China ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release