Macau, China vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Macau, China
0.0558 units per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0566 units per person
in 2023
Macau, China rank
173rd
Portugal rank
172nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Macau, China
  • Portugal
0.040.060.080.10.120.14197119972024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0566 units per person against 0.0558 units per person in Macau, China, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Macau, China ranks 173rd and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0949 units per person 0.131 units per person 0.0361 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.1031 units per person 0.0974 units per person 0.0057 units per person Macau, China
2000s 0.0818 units per person 0.0732 units per person 0.0086 units per person Macau, China
2010s 0.0421 units per person 0.0642 units per person 0.0221 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0529 units per person 0.0569 units per person 0.004 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Macau, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0566 units per person against 0.0558 units per person in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Macau, China and Portugal?
0.0008 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Portugal?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Macau, China ranks 173rd and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.