Education in Macao

137 indicators covering education for Macao.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, secondary, private 96.7% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
School enrollment, primary 96.4% 2018 up 12.1% 50th
Trained teachers in primary education 98.8% 2024 up 12.1% 52nd
Over-age students, primary 4.0% 2018 down 69.6% 113th
Secondary education, teachers 57.4% 2024 down 2.5% 108th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.4% 2018 up 12.2% 38th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% 2018 up 12.0% 42nd
Over-age students, primary, male 4.3% 2018 down 70.9% 110th
Over-age students, primary, female 3.7% 2018 down 67.5% 110th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Progression to secondary school 99.2% 2017 up 1.0% 48th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.4% 2018 up 12.0% 84th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.1% 2024 up 9.6% 52nd
Trained teachers in primary education, male 97.6% 2024 up 32.7% 54th
Primary education, pupils 48.2% 2018 up 2.3% 140th
Tertiary education, academic staff 38.3% 2024 up 7.1% 104th
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.2% 2023 down 0.0% 24th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.9% 2023 up 2.0% 8th
School enrollment, secondary 86.4% 2018 up 26.3% 60th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 98.5% 2017 up 1.9% 60th
School enrollment, secondary, female 88.4% 2018 up 29.4% 54th
School enrollment, secondary, male 84.6% 2018 up 23.4% 60th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Expenditure on tertiary education 37.1% 2017 up 0.7% 8th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.9% 2016 up 0.2% 7th
Children out of school, primary 4,608 2024 up 314.8% 129th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.4% 2018 up 12.1% 70th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 96.4% 2018 up 11.9% 66th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2016 unchanged 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2016 up 0.1% 14th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.5 2018 down 26.0% 155th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.8% 2016 up 0.2% 9th
Secondary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 down 1.9% 137th
Children out of school, primary, female 2,169 2024 up 615.8% 134th
Children out of school, primary, male 2,439 2024 up 201.9% 132nd
Literacy rate, adult total 96.5% 2016 up 3.3% 27th
Literacy rate, adult male 98.2% 2016 up 1.8% 23rd
Trained teachers in preprimary education 99.7% 2024 up 8.3% 38th
Trained teachers in secondary education 94.7% 2024 up 15.8% 51st
Adolescents out of school 8.3% 2024 up 14.6% 73rd
Current education expenditure, total 84.2% 2023 up 14.9% 106th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 99.7% 2024 up 8.1% 39th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 95.6% 2024 up 12.8% 46th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 93.4% 2024 up 20.6% 47th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.76 2018 down 48.5% 154th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 14.5 2018 down 19.9% 113th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 77.8% 2023 up 16.0% 94th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 22.2% 1st
Adolescents out of school, female 8.3% 2024 up 31.8% 70th
Adolescents out of school, male 8.4% 2024 up 2.5% 73rd
Net intake rate in grade 1 89.7% 2018 up 22.2% 26th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 95.1% 2024 up 18.9% 39th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 14.37 2018 up 3.3% 101st
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 91.2% 2018 up 21.2% 23rd
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 88.3% 2018 up 23.2% 26th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 94.2% 2024 up 13.1% 41st
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 96.3% 2024 up 14.5% 37th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 93.3% 2024 up 27.2% 43rd
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 13.24 pupils per teacher 2024 down 3.3% 94th