Macau, China vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Macau, China
0.98 GPIA
in 2016
WB: East Asia & Pacific
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Macau, China rank
43rd
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
41st

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Macau, China
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Macau, China, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 43rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 0.91 GPIA 0.68 GPIA 0.23 GPIA Macau, China
2000s 0.96 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 0.02 GPIA Macau, China
2010s 0.98 GPIA 0.975 GPIA 0.005 GPIA Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Macau, China or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Macau, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Macau, China and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
0.01 GPIA, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Macau, China and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Macau, China ranks 43rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release