Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China
Macau, China: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 52.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China, 1991–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 52.0% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China peaked at 52.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1991.
Macau, China ranks 78th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 28.3% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 44.9% | 52.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Macau, China was 52.0% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1991.
- How does Macau, China rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Macau, China ranks 78th out of 142 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.