Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao
Macao: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao stood at 5.97. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao peaked at 5.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 1960.
That places Macao 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.67 | — |
| 1965 | 3.77 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 3.84 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 4.17 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 4.51 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 4.73 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.81 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.91 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.95 | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 | 3.67 | 3.77 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.92 | 3.84 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.34 | 4.17 | 4.51 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.77 | 4.73 | 4.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.43 | 4.91 | 5.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 24 Canada 5.97 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 5.97 compare
- 24 United Kingdom 5.97 compare
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Macao was 5.97 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Macao ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.