Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao

Macao: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9807 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9807 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
131st
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.989 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9286 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao, 1999–2019

00.20.40.60.811999200920191999: 0.989 GPI2000: 0.981 GPI2001: 0.978 GPI2002: 0.95 GPI2003: 0.94 GPI2004: 0.932 GPI2005: 0.929 GPI2006: 0.948 GPI2007: 0.947 GPI2008: 0.953 GPI2009: 0.962 GPI2010: 0.957 GPI2011: 0.96 GPI2012: 0.971 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.983 GPI2015: 0.975 GPI2016: 0.98 GPI2017: 0.977 GPI2018: 0.989 GPI2019: 0.981 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao is 0.9807 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao peaked at 0.989 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9286 GPI, in 2005.

Macao ranks 131st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Macao, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.989 GPI
2000 0.9811 GPI -0.8%
2001 0.9781 GPI -0.3%
2002 0.9505 GPI -2.8%
2003 0.94 GPI -1.1%
2004 0.9317 GPI -0.9%
2005 0.9286 GPI -0.3%
2006 0.9482 GPI +2.1%
2007 0.9472 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9535 GPI +0.7%
2009 0.9621 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9571 GPI -0.5%
2011 0.9596 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9705 GPI +1.1%
2013 0.9772 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.9835 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9754 GPI -0.8%
2016 0.9795 GPI +0.4%
2017 0.9769 GPI -0.3%
2018 0.9885 GPI +1.2%
2019 0.9807 GPI -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.989 GPI 0.989 GPI 0.989 GPI 1
2000s 0.9521 GPI 0.9286 GPI 0.9811 GPI 10
2010s 0.9749 GPI 0.9571 GPI 0.9885 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 128 Uzbekistan 0.9819 GPI compare
  2. 129 Indonesia 0.9813 GPI compare
  3. 130 Tajikistan 0.9808 GPI compare
  4. 132 Liberia 0.9805 GPI compare
  5. 133 United Arab Emirates 0.9805 GPI compare
  6. 134 Mongolia 0.9798 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Macao was 0.9807 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 0.989 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9286 GPI in 2005.
How does Macao rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Macao ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.