Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao
Macao: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 89.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao peaked at 107.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2022.
That places Macao 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.2% | — |
| 2002 | 104.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 101.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 101.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 102.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 107.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 103.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.2% | 98.9% | 104.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 97.3% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 87.1% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 179 Palestine, State of 91.0% compare
- 180 El Salvador 90.4% compare
- 181 Malaysia 90.4% compare
- 183 Saint Helena 89.8%
- 184 Suriname 89.7% compare
- 185 Paraguay 88.8% compare
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Macao was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Macao ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release