Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China
Macau, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 93.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 93.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Macau, China peaked at 93.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2001.
Macau, China ranks 23rd of 48 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 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 | 89.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +1.4% |
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 | 83.7% | 72.7% | 93.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
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 93.9% in 2019, 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 93.9% in 2019.
- 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 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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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Number of 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 teachers at the upper secondary level.