Literacy rate, adult female in Macao
Macao: Literacy rate, adult female was 95.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Macao, 1981–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Macao recorded 95.0% for literacy rate, adult female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Macao peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 1981.
That places Macao 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, adult female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 86.2% | — |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 95.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.4%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Macao's 95.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 87.8% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 95.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More gender data for Macao
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 83.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 643.24 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 643.24 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,317 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Macao?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Macao was 95.0% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 1981.
- How does Macao rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Macao ranks 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.