Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 2,453 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macao, 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao 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 Macao peaked at 2,453 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 505 number, in 1991.
Macao 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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 594 number | — |
| 1990 | 624 number | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 505 number | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 594 number | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 592 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 603 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 694 number | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 738 number | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 835 number | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 939 number | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,152 number | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 1,164 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,229 number | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,521 number | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 1,571 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,725 number | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1,826 number | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,951 number | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 2,052 number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,840 number | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1,840 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,123 number | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 2,213 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,993 number | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 2,015 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,265 number | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 2,303 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,453 number | +6.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2,453 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 19% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2,453 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,402 number, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Macao
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macao?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Macao 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,453 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 number in 1991.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.