Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao
Macao: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 8.09 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Macao recorded 8.09 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao peaked at 8.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 1960.
That places Macao 77th 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.29 | — |
| 1965 | 3.49 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 3.62 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 4.19 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 4.67 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 5.06 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 5.46 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 5.89 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 6.52 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 7.13 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 8.09 | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 | 3.29 | 3.49 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.91 | 3.62 | 4.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.87 | 4.67 | 5.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.67 | 5.46 | 5.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.82 | 6.52 | 7.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 74 Iran 8.17 compare
- 75 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.16 compare
- 76 Uruguay 8.11 compare
- 78 Costa Rica 7.84 compare
- 79 Saudi Arabia 7.79 compare
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.77 compare
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Macao was 8.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Macao ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.