Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 1,687 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in Macao stood at 1,687. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 1,687 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 771, in 1999.
Macao ranks 157th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 771 | — |
| 2000 | 842 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 917 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 998 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1,029 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,142 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1,203 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,268 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1,314 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,296 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,360 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,387 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,481 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1,460 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,538 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,546 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,563 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,586 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,583 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,602 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,577 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,596 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,618 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,615 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,648 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,687 | +2.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1,687 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,434, 8% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1,687 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,512, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 771 | 771 | 771 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,137 | 842 | 1,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,532 | 1,387 | 1,602 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,633 | 1,596 | 1,687 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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, female in Macao?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Macao was 1,687 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,687 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 771 in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 157th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release