Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Macao
Macao: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.9733 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.9733 GPIA
World rank
83rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.9733 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6552 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macao, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.9733 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macao peaked at 0.9733 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6552 GPIA, in 1991.
Macao ranks 83rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6552 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8244 GPIA | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.852 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.903 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9733 GPIA | +7.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.9733 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.9733 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 GPIA, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6552 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8382 GPIA | 0.8244 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9381 GPIA | 0.903 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 80 Greece 1.01 GPIA compare
- 81 Luxembourg 0.9842 GPIA compare
- 82 Netherlands 0.9827 GPIA compare
- 84 Vietnam 0.9711 GPIA compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.959 GPIA compare
- 86 Peru 0.9518 GPIA compare
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 educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macao?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macao was 0.9733 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9733 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6552 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Macao rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Macao ranks 83rd out of 127 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release