Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Macao
Macao: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 4.57 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female 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 25+, female in Macao stood at 4.57. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Macao peaked at 4.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 1960.
That places Macao 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5 | — |
| 1965 | 2.63 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.76 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 3.04 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 3.27 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 3.42 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3.64 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.87 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 4.09 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.27 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.57 | +7.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 4.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.57, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Macao's 4.57 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.81, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 | 2.5 | 2.63 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.9 | 2.76 | 3.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.64 | 3.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.18 | 4.09 | 4.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,335 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Macao?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Macao was 4.57 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 25+, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Macao ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.