Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China

Macau, China: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 13,929 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13,929 number
World rank
75th
of 87 countries
All-time high
22,235 number
in 2001
All-time low
12,674 number
in 1981
Years of data
5
1981–2016

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China, 1981–2016

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1981199820161981: 12.7k number2001: 22.2k number2006: 20.5k number2011: 15.8k number2016: 13.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 13,929 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2016.

That represents a change of down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China peaked at 22,235 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12,674 number, in 1981.

That places Macau, China 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in Macau, China, 1981 to 2016.
Year number Change
1981 12,674 number
2001 22,235 number +75.4%
2006 20,480 number -7.9%
2011 15,821 number -22.7%
2016 13,929 number -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12,674 number 12,674 number 12,674 number 1
2000s 21,358 number 20,480 number 22,235 number 2
2010s 14,875 number 13,929 number 15,821 number 2

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 72 Republic of Moldova 15,494 number compare
  2. 73 Suriname 15,376 number compare
  3. 74 Uruguay 14,253 number compare
  4. 76 Vanuatu 11,892 number compare
  5. 77 Azerbaijan 10,764 number compare
  6. 78 Malta 7,572 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Macau, China was 13,929 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 22,235 number in 2001.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 12,674 number in 1981.
How does Macau, China rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Macau, China ranks 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2016.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macau, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.