Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 2,349 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Macao, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Macao stood at 2,349. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Macao peaked at 2,349 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 505, in 1974.
That places Macao 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 505 | — |
| 1999 | 1,308 | +159.0% |
| 2000 | 1,389 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1,431 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,438 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,439 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,454 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,426 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,414 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,426 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,461 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,390 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,380 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,401 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,391 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,412 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,446 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,471 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,608 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1,755 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,838 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,966 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 2,069 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2,160 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 2,237 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,303 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,349 | +2.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2,349 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 14% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2,349 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +159.0% | 505 | 1,308 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 505 | 505 | 505 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,308 | 1,308 | 1,308 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,427 | 1,389 | 1,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,567 | 1,380 | 1,966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,224 | 2,069 | 2,349 | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Macao?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Macao was 2,349 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,349 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Macao ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release