Primary education, teachers in Macao
Macao: Primary education, teachers was 2,896 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Macao recorded 2,896 for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Macao peaked at 2,896 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 610, in 1975.
Macao ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 820.38 | 610 | 1,196 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,505 | 1,505 | 1,505 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,615 | 1,578 | 1,671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,845 | 1,577 | 2,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,733 | 2,540 | 2,896 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 51.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 401,572 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9787 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Macao?
- Primary education, teachers in Macao was 2,896 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,896 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 in 1975.
- How does Macao rank for primary education, teachers?
- Macao ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.