Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao
Macao: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9994 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.9994 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao peaked at 1.04 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9599 index, in 2004.
Macao ranks 88th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9705 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9632 index | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9623 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9599 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9631 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9794 index | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9684 index | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9697 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.975 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.987 index | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9966 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9994 index | -2.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.9994 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.9994 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9679 index | 0.9599 index | 0.9794 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.987 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 0.9994 index | 1.04 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Macao was 0.9994 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9599 index in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Macao ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.