Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao
Macao: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao stood at 1 index.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao peaked at 1.11 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.965 index, in 2022.
That places Macao 88th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.01 index | — |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9943 index | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9994 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9965 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9987 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9804 index | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9927 index | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9993 index | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9989 index | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 index | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.965 index | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9709 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +3.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9983 index | 0.9804 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9989 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9961 index | 0.965 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 85 San Marino 1 index compare
- 86 France 1 index compare
- 87 Vanuatu 1 index compare
- 89 Switzerland 1 index compare
- 90 Slovenia 1 index compare
- 91 New Zealand 1 index compare
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Macao was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.965 index in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Macao ranks 88th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.