Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 2,938 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao stood at 2,938. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 2,938 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 564, in 1976.
Macao ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 725 | — |
| 1972 | 668 | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 575 | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 564 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 737 | +30.7% |
| 1978 | 868 | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 716 | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 1,389 | +94.0% |
| 2000 | 1,481 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,621 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,753 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,791 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,001 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 2,077 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,154 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,210 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,177 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,294 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,355 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,523 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2,480 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,587 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,626 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,629 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,696 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,710 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,727 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,684 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,721 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,768 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,769 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,848 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,938 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 693.29 | 564 | 868 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,956 | 1,481 | 2,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,602 | 2,355 | 2,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,809 | 2,721 | 2,938 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 164 Cape Verde 3,534 compare
- 165 Maldives 3,474 compare
- 166 Guadeloupe 3,467 compare
- 168 Belize 2,319 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 2,202 compare
- 170 Bahamas 2,192 compare
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Macao was 2,938 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,938 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 564 in 1976.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release