School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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 … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 97% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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