School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.09 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4827 GPIA, in 2002.
Macao ranks 129th of 191 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6746 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.4827 GPIA | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 0.515 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6054 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6501 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7369 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8596 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9174 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9406 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9979 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.09 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 84% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.09 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7092 GPIA | 0.4827 GPIA | 0.9406 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.15 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Macao was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4827 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Macao ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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, 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