Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China
Macau, China: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1 index
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2001
All-time low
0.99 index
in 1981
Years of data
5
1981–2016
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2016, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China stood at 1 index. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China peaked at 1 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.99 index, in 1981.
Macau, China ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.99 index | — |
| 2001 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Macau, China was 1 index in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 index in 1981.
- How does Macau, China rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Macau, China ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.