Primary completion rate, female in Macao
Macao: Primary completion rate, female was 93.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Macao recorded 93.9% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Macao peaked at 115.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2020.
Macao ranks 106th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.3% | — |
| 2002 | 104.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 102.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 115.8% | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 90.8% | 104.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 90.8% | 115.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 90.4% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 103 Aruba 94.4% compare
- 104 Poland 94.3% compare
- 105 United States 94.1% compare
- 107 Seychelles 93.8% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 109 Cambodia 93.2% compare
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Macao?
- Primary completion rate, female in Macao was 93.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 115.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Macao ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.