Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Macao
Macao: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 815 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Macao, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Macao is 815 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 863 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 255 number, in 1999.
Macao ranks 106th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 255 number | — |
| 2000 | 260 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 311 number | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 344 number | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 374 number | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 442 number | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 490 number | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 557 number | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 562 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 558 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 599 number | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 618 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 706 number | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 732 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 793 number | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 796 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 810 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 828 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 863 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 832 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 815 number | -2.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 815 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,666 number, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Macao's 815 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,382 number, 9% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 255 number | 255 number | 255 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 449.7 number | 260 number | 599 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 779.3 number | 618 number | 863 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Macao?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Macao was 815 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 863 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 255 number in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 106th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.