Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macau, China

Macau, China: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 2,453 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
2,453 number
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2,453 number
in 2019
All-time low
505 number
in 1991
Years of data
28
1989–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macau, China, 1989–2019

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1989200420191989: 594 number1990: 624 number1991: 505 number1992: 594 number1993: 592 number1994: 603 number1997: 694 number1999: 738 number2000: 835 number2001: 939 number2002: 1.2k number2003: 1.2k number2004: 1.2k number2005: 1.5k number2006: 1.6k number2007: 1.7k number2008: 1.8k number2009: 2.0k number2010: 2.1k number2011: 1.8k number2012: 1.8k number2013: 2.1k number2014: 2.2k number2015: 2.0k number2016: 2.0k number2017: 2.3k number2018: 2.3k number2019: 2.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 2,453 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macau, China peaked at 2,453 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 505 number, in 1991.

Macau, China ranks 124th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 594 number 594 number 594 number 1
1990s 621.43 number 505 number 738 number 7
2000s 1,391 number 835 number 1,951 number 10
2010s 2,110 number 1,840 number 2,453 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 121 Rwanda 3,255 number compare
  2. 122 Botswana 3,105 number compare
  3. 123 Benin 2,672 number compare
  4. 125 Qatar 2,332 number compare
  5. 126 Iceland 2,192 number compare
  6. 127 Kuwait 2,165 number compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

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All data for Macau, China β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macau, China?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macau, China was 2,453 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 2,453 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 505 number in 1991.
How does Macau, China rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.