Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China
Macau, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 21.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China is 21.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China peaked at 59.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2010.
Macau, China ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.4% | — |
| 1965 | 58.7% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.8% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 53.7% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.0% | 57.4% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.1% | 56.8% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 49.6% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.4% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 29.5% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
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- 73 Viet Nam 22.6% compare
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Macau, China was 21.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2010.
- How does Macau, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Macau, China ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)