Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary in Macao
Macao: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 94.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macao peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2001.
Macao ranks 40th of 80 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 … teachers 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 | 92.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 94.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Macao's 94.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (13 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 | 86.7% | 78.5% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.1% | 94.8% | 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 94.8% 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 94.8% in 2024.
- 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 40th out of 80 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 11.0%. 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
February 2026 Data Release