Macau, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female

Macau, China
89.2%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
27.2%
in 2016
Macau, China rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20406080100199920092019

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 89.2% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 62.0%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 164 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 84.5% 15.6% 68.8% Macau, China
2010s 91.5% 21.6% 69.9% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female, Macau, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Macau, China, at 89.2% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female between Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
62.0%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Macau, China ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.