What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Macao and United Arab Emirates?

0.0024 units per person, with Macao ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and United Arab Emirates?

29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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.

Macao vs United Arab Emirates: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Macao

0.0558 units per person

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

0.0534 units per person

in 2024

Macao rank

173rd

United Arab Emirates rank

176th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Macao
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Macao currently reports 0.0558 units per person against 0.0534 units per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0024 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 173rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 176th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0949 units per person	0.0757 units per person	0.0192 units per person	Macao
1980s	0.0982 units per person	0.1106 units per person	0.0124 units per person	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.1031 units per person	0.1055 units per person	0.0024 units per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0924 units per person	0.0647 units per person	0.0277 units per person	Macao
2010s	0.0471 units per person	0.0691 units per person	0.022 units per person	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.0535 units per person	0.054 units per person	0.0005 units per person	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Macao or United Arab Emirates?: Macao, at 0.0558 units per person against 0.0534 units per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Macao and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0024 units per person, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and United Arab Emirates?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Macao and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Macao ranks 173rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 176th 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: 02 September 2026

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.