Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau, China
Macau, China: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9567 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau, China, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau, China stood at 0.9567 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Macau, China peaked at 0.9567 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7377 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Macau, China 73rd out of 137 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7377 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8101 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9252 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9567 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.7377 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.845 GPIA | 0.8101 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9409 GPIA | 0.9252 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 2 |
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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 0.9567 GPIA 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 0.9567 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7377 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Macau, China rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Macau, China ranks 73rd out of 137 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 8.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release