Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2,938 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,363, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2,938 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,892, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 | +94.0% | 716 | 1,389 |
| 1977 | +30.7% | 564 | 737 |
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
- 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 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