School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8401 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Macao 105th out of 179 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9141 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8401 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8495 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8819 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9029 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9355 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9621 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9781 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9874 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9983 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Macao was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8401 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Macao ranks 105th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release