Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China
Macau, China: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 99.7% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China peaked at 99.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 1981.
Macau, China ranks 14th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 95.1% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Macau, China was 99.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 1981.
- How does Macau, China rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Macau, China ranks 14th out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.