Macao SAR, China's current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) was 77.76% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.7 percentage points from 67.06% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 77.76% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 80.18% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 67.06% | 2013 |
| Highest | 93.67% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 25.39% | 2012 |
| Average since 2014 | 84.11% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 89.58% | 2009 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Macao SAR, China's current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) fell 5.72 percentage points on 2022 (from 83.48% to 77.76%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2022), the average change was −0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 18.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.67 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.35 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.08 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Macao SAR, China had the 10th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Macao SAR, China | 77.76% | 2023 |
| High income | 90.75% | 2022 |
Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2023 ranking
- Moldova — 7th of 10: 88.88%
- New Zealand — 8th of 10: 87.92%
- Azerbaijan — 9th of 10: 83.67%
What this measures
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).
Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 15 values
| Year | Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.76 |
| 2022 | 83.48 |
| 2021 | 84.07 |
| 2020 | 79.98 |
| 2019 | 77.65 |
| 2018 | 80.18 |
| 2017 | 93.67 |
| 2016 | 90.44 |
| 2015 | 89.05 |
| 2014 | 84.84 |
Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) in nearby economies
- Japan — 87.26% (2021)
- Korea, Rep. — 87.33% (2022)
- Malaysia — 82.2% (2021)
- New Zealand — 87.92% (2023)
- Singapore — 99.1% (2023)
More education data for Macao SAR, China
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 38,349 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 31,617 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 86.41% (2021)
- Secondary education, vocational pupils — 936 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers — 2,896 (2024)
- Secondary education, teachers
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Macao SAR, China's current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)?
- 77.76% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is down 11.82 percentage points from 89.58% in 2009. The highest value was 93.67% in 2017 and the lowest 25.39% in 2012.
- How does Macao SAR, China rank?
- 10th highest of 10 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) unusual for Macao SAR, China?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.CTER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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