Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1,232 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1,232 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 1,239 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 872 number, in 1999.
Macao ranks 122nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 872 number | — |
| 2000 | 936 number | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 1,009 number | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1,040 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,040 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,139 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1,136 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,125 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,159 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,162 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,202 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,217 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,231 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,158 number | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,183 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,215 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,204 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,217 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,179 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,239 number | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1,232 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 872 number | 872 number | 872 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,095 number | 936 number | 1,202 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,208 number | 1,158 number | 1,239 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 119 Belize 1,804 number compare
- 120 Djibouti 1,483 number compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 1,422 number compare
- 123 Bahamas 1,078 number compare
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 856 number compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 614 number compare
More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55,611 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao was 1,232 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,239 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 872 number in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 122nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.