Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau (China)
Macau (China): Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 53.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau (China), 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau (China) recorded 53.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau (China) peaked at 53.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1991.
That places Macau (China) 78th out of 140 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau (China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.5% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 46.7% | 53.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macau (China)
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 upper secondary education or in Macau (China)?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau (China) was 53.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Macau (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Macau (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1991.
- How does Macau (China) rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Macau (China) ranks 78th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Macau (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release