Trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 99.1% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 1999.
Macau, China ranks 52nd of 126 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.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.9% | — |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 99.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 86.2% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 86.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Macau, China was 99.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 1999.
- How does Macau, China rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 52nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.