Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,966 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Macao, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Macao 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 Macao peaked at 1,966 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 505 number, in 1974.
That places Macao 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 (number) in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1,966 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 13% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1,966 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 13% of the median. (30 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 number | 1,308 number |
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 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 157 Cape Verde 2,164 number compare
- 158 Somalia 2,139 number compare
- 159 Belize 2,007 number compare
- 161 Central African Republic 1,862 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1,840 number compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 1,785 number compare
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,335 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Macao?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Macao was 1,966 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 number in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Macao ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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
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.