Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Teachers in primary education, female was 2,349 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 2,349 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 505, in 1974.
That places Macau, China 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 in Macau, China, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China was 2,349 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,349 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 in 1974.
- How does Macau, China rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 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