Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China
Macau, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China peaked at 1.3 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9964 GPIA, in 2023.
Macau, China ranks 23rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.24 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9964 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 GPIA compare
- 21 Belarus 1.02 GPIA compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPIA compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 1.01 GPIA compare
- 25 Nepal 1.01 GPIA compare
- 26 Bhutan 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.3 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9964 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Macau, China rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Macau, China ranks 23rd out of 65 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 down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release