Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Macao
Macao: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 94.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
62nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
95.5%
in 1999
All-time low
90.7%
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao stood at 94.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao peaked at 95.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2013.
That places Macao 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.5% | — |
| 2000 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 94.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 94.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 93.3% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 90.7% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.8% | 94.5% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao was 94.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Macao ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release