Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Macau, China
100.6%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
100.8%
in 2017
Macau, China rank
72nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
69th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0255075100197119952019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 100.8% against 100.6% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Macau, China ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 37.6% 51.3% 13.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 89.2% 88.4% 0.7% Macau, China
2010s 94.3% 92.5% 1.8% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 100.8% against 100.6% in Macau, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Macau, China ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.