Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) in Macao
Macao: Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) was 84.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in Macao, 2009–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, total in Macao is 84.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Macao peaked at 92.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2012.
That places Macao 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.6% | — |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +123.4% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -5.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 84.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Macao's 84.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.1%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +123.4% | 32.8% | 73.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 32.8% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 83.0% | 88.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 103 Guyana 85.4%
- 104 Laos 85.0% compare
- 105 Cote d'Ivoire 84.4% compare
- 107 South Korea 83.8% compare
- 108 Albania 82.5% compare
- 109 Hong Kong 81.8%
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Macao?
- Current education expenditure, total in Macao was 84.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2012.
- How does Macao rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Macao ranks 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).