Secondary education, teachers in Macao
Macao: Secondary education, teachers was 2,938 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Macao stood at 2,938. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Macao peaked at 2,938 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 564, in 1976.
Macao ranks 164th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 725 | — |
| 1972 | 668 | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 575 | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 564 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 737 | +30.7% |
| 1978 | 868 | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 716 | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 1,389 | +94.0% |
| 2000 | 1,481 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,621 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,753 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,791 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,001 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 2,077 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,154 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,210 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,177 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,294 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,355 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,523 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2,480 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,587 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,626 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,629 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,696 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,710 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,727 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,684 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,721 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,768 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,769 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,848 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,938 | +3.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2,938 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,363, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2,938 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,892, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +94.0% | 716 | 1,389 |
| 1977 | +30.7% | 564 | 737 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 693.29 | 564 | 868 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,956 | 1,481 | 2,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,602 | 2,355 | 2,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,809 | 2,721 | 2,938 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Macao?
- Secondary education, teachers in Macao was 2,938 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,938 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 564 in 1976.
- How does Macao rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Macao ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.