Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao
Macao: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao is 90.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao peaked at 97.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2001.
That places Macao 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.8% | — |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 66.8% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 82.1% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 85.1% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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, upper secondary, female in Macao?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Macao ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release