School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9935 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao is 0.9935 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9638 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Macao 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9709 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9678 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9673 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9773 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9942 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.993 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9706 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9778 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 119 United Arab Emirates 0.994 GPIA compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.994 GPIA compare
- 121 Austria 0.9938 GPIA compare
- 123 Montserrat 0.9932 GPIA compare
- 124 Nicaragua 0.9929 GPIA compare
- 125 Vanuatu 0.9926 GPIA compare
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Macao was 0.9935 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9638 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Macao ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release