Macau, China vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Macau, China
0.5841 GPIA
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
0.414 GPIA
in 2024
Macau, China rank
158th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
157th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Macau, China
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 0.5841 GPIA against 0.414 GPIA in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.1701 GPIA.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.4 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 158th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 157th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7426 GPIA 0.5727 GPIA 0.1699 GPIA Macau, China
2010s 0.6076 GPIA 0.4848 GPIA 0.1228 GPIA Macau, China
2020s 0.5641 GPIA 0.4332 GPIA 0.1308 GPIA Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Macau, China or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Macau, China, at 0.5841 GPIA against 0.414 GPIA in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Macau, China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
0.1701 GPIA, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Macau, China ranks 158th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 157th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release