Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao
Macao: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 96.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao is 96.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao peaked at 96.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1999.
That places Macao 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.0% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 75.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 58 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 59 Cyprus 97.4% compare
- 60 Oman 96.7% compare
- 62 Switzerland 96.6% compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 96.6% compare
- 64 Naoero 96.4% compare
More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Macao was 96.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Macao ranks 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.