China vs Macao: Literate and illiterate world population

China

3.3%

in 2020

Macao

3.5%

in 2016

China rank

90th

Macao rank

88th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Macao currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Globally, China ranks 90th and Macao ranks 88th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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