Macao SAR, China's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) was 99.7% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.6 percentage points from 92.1% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 99.7% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 99.39% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 92.1% | 2014 |
| Highest | 99.79% | 2021 |
| Lowest | 92.1% | 2014 |
| Average since 2015 | 99.41% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 92.84% | 1999 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Macao SAR, China's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 99.78% to 99.7%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.67 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.94 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.43 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.14 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Macao SAR, China had the 16th highest value of the 38 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2024 ranking
- Qatar — 12th of 38: 100%
- San Marino — 13th of 38: 100%
- Saudi Arabia — 14th of 38: 100%
- Niger — 16th of 38: 98.41%
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 17th of 38: 97.62%
- El Salvador — 18th of 38: 97.44%
What this measures
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.7 |
| 2023 | 99.78 |
| 2022 | 99.78 |
| 2021 | 99.79 |
| 2020 | 99.71 |
| 2019 | 99.39 |
| 2018 | 99.46 |
| 2017 | 99.34 |
| 2016 | 99.13 |
| 2015 | 98.03 |
| 2014 |
Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 68.63% (2024)
- Cambodia — 100% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 97.62% (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 100% (2024)
- Lao PDR — 10.83% (2024)
- Mongolia — 97.98% (2022)
- Philippines — 100% (2024)
- Tuvalu — 75% (2025)
- Viet Nam
More education data for Macao SAR, China
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 38,349 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 31,617 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 86.41% (2021)
- Secondary education, vocational pupils — 936 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers — 2,896 (2024)
- Secondary education, teachers
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Macao SAR, China's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)?
- 99.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 6.85 percentage points from 92.84% in 1999. The highest value was 99.79% in 2021 and the lowest 92.1% in 2014.
- How does Macao SAR, China rank?
- 16th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) unusual for Macao SAR, China?
- In 2024, Macao SAR, China's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 99.78% to 99.7%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.67 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.TCAQ.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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