Education spending in Macao
Macao: Education spending was 3.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Macao, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 3.5 for education spending in 2023.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Macao peaked at 6.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 2007.
Macao ranks 127th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Education spending in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.35 | — |
| 1999 | 3.34 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.31 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.71 | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 2.84 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.78 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.23 | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 2.28 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.19 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.53 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 2.62 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.68 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.33 | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 2.05 | -38.3% |
| 2014 | 2.05 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | +46.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.71 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 2.73 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.07 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.39 | +108.4% |
| 2021 | 5.11 | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 6.06 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -42.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 3.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 80% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 3.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +108.4% | 3.07 | 6.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.51 | 2.04 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 | 3.5 | 6.39 | 4 |
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)
- 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 education spending in Macao?
- Education spending in Macao was 3.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 2007.
- How does Macao rank for education spending?
- Macao ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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