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
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
February 2026 Data Release