Tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China
Macau, China: Tertiary education, academic staff was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China, 1989–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 38.3% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China peaked at 38.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1989.
That places Macau, China 104th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 29.3% | — |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 30.3% | 35.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 31.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Macau, China was 38.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1989.
- How does Macau, China rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Macau, China ranks 104th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.