Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) in Macao
Macao: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) was 100.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Macao, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Macao is 100.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Macao peaked at 100.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1971.
Macao ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.8% | — |
| 1972 | 38.4% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | +120.4% |
| 1992 | 90.4% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.3%, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +120.4% | 39.6% | 87.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 36.8% | 41.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 87.3% | 92.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 87.9% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 89.2% | 100.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Macao?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Macao was 100.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1971.
- How does Macao rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Macao ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.