School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.37 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Macao, 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Macao is 1.37 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Macao peaked at 1.37 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4404 GPI, in 1990.
Macao ranks 57th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4697 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 0.4404 GPI | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5434 GPI | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5971 GPI | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.61 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6747 GPI | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7637 GPI | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6394 GPI | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8037 GPI | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6209 GPI | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5015 GPI | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5174 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.598 GPI | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6427 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7118 GPI | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.795 GPI | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8282 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8479 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9137 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9337 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPI | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 1.25 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.37 GPI | +1.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.37 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.37 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4697 GPI | 0.4697 GPI | 0.4697 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6098 GPI | 0.4404 GPI | 0.7637 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6867 GPI | 0.5015 GPI | 0.8479 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPI | 0.9137 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Macao?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Macao was 1.37 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4404 GPI in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Macao ranks 57th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.