Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau, China
Macau, China: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9733 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau, China, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 0.9733 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6552 GPIA, in 1991.
Macau, China ranks 83rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau, China, 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% |
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 Macau, China
- 80 Greece 1.01 GPIA compare
- 81 Luxembourg 0.9842 GPIA compare
- 82 Netherlands 0.9827 GPIA compare
- 84 Viet Nam 0.9711 GPIA compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.959 GPIA compare
- 86 Peru 0.9518 GPIA compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau, China?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau, China 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9733 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6552 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Macau, China rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Macau, China ranks 83rd out of 127 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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