Macau, China vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Macau, China
0.98 GPIA
in 2016
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Macau, China rank
43rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st

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

  • Macau, China
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.91 GPIA 0.72 GPIA 0.19 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.01 GPIA, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Macau, China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Macau, China ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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