ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Macau, China: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
96.2%
in 2024
Macau, China
95.0%
in 2016
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
32nd
Macau, China rank
31st

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 96.2% against 95.0% in Macau, China, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Macau, China ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 32nd and Macau, China ranks 31st of 203 groups.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 59.2% 86.2% 27.0% Macau, China
2000s 89.0% 89.2% 0.2% Macau, China
2010s 93.9% 94.4% 0.5% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Macau, China?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 96.2% against 95.0% in Macau, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Macau, China?
1.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Macau, China?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Macau, China rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 32nd and Macau, China ranks 31st of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release