Macao Literacy Rate 1981-2024
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.
- Macao literacy rate for 2021 was 97.11%, a 0.57% increase from 2016.
- Macao literacy rate for 2016 was 96.54%, a 0.9% increase from 2011.
- Macao literacy rate for 2011 was 95.64%, a 2.14% increase from 2006.
- Macao literacy rate for 2006 was 93.50%, a 2.2% increase from 2001.
| Macao Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
97.11% |
0.57% |
| 2016 |
96.54% |
0.90% |
| 2011 |
95.64% |
2.14% |
| 2006 |
93.50% |
2.20% |
| 2001 |
91.30% |
0.92% |
| 1981 |
90.38% |
0.92% |
