Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao
Macao: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 91.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 91.6% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao peaked at 95.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2003.
That places Macao 2nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.8% | — |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 88.8% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.2% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55,611 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Macao was 91.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2003.
- How does Macao rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Macao ranks 2nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).