School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9994 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao stood at 0.9994 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9599 GPIA, in 2004.
Macao ranks 88th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9705 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9632 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9599 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9794 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9684 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.987 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9966 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9994 GPIA | -2.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.9994 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.9994 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao was 0.9994 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9599 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Macao ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release