Macao's adult literacy rose from 90.4 % in 1981 to 96.5 % in 2016.
Macao's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 103.5 % in 2001 to 89.8 % in 2024.
Macao · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
5th of 47 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific*
Macao's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 94.7 % in 1981 to 99.8 % in 2016.
Macao's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 82.4 % in 2001 to 94.7 % in 2024.
Macao's tertiary enrolment rose from 50.4 % in 2001 to 141.9 % in 2024.
Macao's children out of school, primary fell from 5,462 in 2001 to 4,608 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +4.6 pts64th of 111
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +7.1 pts60th of 103*
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs47th of 145
- Learning povertyup +1.6 pts16th of 53
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- Education spendingdown −2.6 pts66th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −2.4 pts89th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.1 %16th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Macao.