Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,966 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China stood at 1,966 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China peaked at 1,966 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 505 number, in 1974.
That places Macau, China 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 505 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,308 number | +159.0% |
| 2000 | 1,389 number | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1,431 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,438 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,439 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,454 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,426 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,414 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,426 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,461 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,390 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,380 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,401 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,391 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,412 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,446 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,471 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,608 number | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1,755 number | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,838 number | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,966 number | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 505 number | 505 number | 505 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,308 number | 1,308 number | 1,308 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,427 number | 1,389 number | 1,461 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,567 number | 1,380 number | 1,966 number | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China was 1,966 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 number in 1974.
- How does Macau, China rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.