Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level

Hong Kong, China
86.2%
in 2022
Macau, China
91.6%
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
2nd

Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 91.6% against 86.2% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 2nd of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 90.4% 89.0% 1.5% Hong Kong, China
2010s 91.1% 92.5% 1.4% Macau, China
2020s 86.2% 91.6% 5.4% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 91.6% against 86.2% in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
5.4%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 2nd of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 434 data points, 2000–2023
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).