Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China
Macau, China: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.959 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.959
World rank
78th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.959
in 2016
All-time low
0.757
in 1970
Years of data
6
1970–2016
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China, 1970–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China is 0.959, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China peaked at 0.959 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.757, in 1970.
Macau, China ranks 78th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.757 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8138 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8849 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9125 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9378 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.959 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.757 | 0.757 | 0.757 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8138 | 0.8138 | 0.8138 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8987 | 0.8849 | 0.9125 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 | 0.9378 | 0.959 | 2 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of 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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Macau, China was 0.959 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.757 in 1970.
- How does Macau, China rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Macau, China ranks 78th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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