Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Macao
Macao: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 94.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Macao is 94.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Macao peaked at 106.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2023.
That places Macao 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.9% | — |
| 2002 | 101.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 106.1% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +5.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 94.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 94.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 91.6% | 102.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 90.1% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 89.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 92 Bangladesh 94.3% compare
- 93 Seychelles 94.2% compare
- 94 Belize 94.2% compare
- 96 Bahrain 94.1% compare
- 97 Switzerland 94.0% compare
- 98 Aruba 93.8% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Macao
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 360,000 current US$ (1998)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 20,000 current US$ (1993)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 210,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 10,000 current US$ (2003)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 20,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 320,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 130,000 constant 2023 US$ (2004)
- Net official development assistance received 320,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net ODA received 0.0% (1999)
- Net ODA received 0.0% (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Macao?
- Primary completion rate, total in Macao was 94.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 106.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2023.
- How does Macao rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Macao ranks 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.