Macao SAR, China — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Macao SAR, China, 1998–2023.
Education spending for Macao SAR, China was 3.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1998 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.39% in 2020. The lowest was 2.04% in 2007 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.18% per year.
Macao SAR, China ranks 116 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Macao SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 45% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 71%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 25 economies; Japan (3.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 108% in 2020. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 53rd of 86 in 1998 → 78th of 116 in 2000 → 107th of 130 in 2010 → 20th of 157 in 2020 → 61st of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5% | -2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 6.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.11% | -1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 6.39% | +3.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 2.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.71% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.05% | -1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.33% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 2.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.71% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 3.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 3.35% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s Education spending in 1999?
3.34% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Macao SAR, China’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +4.5% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.5%; 2022: 6.06%; 2021: 5.11%; 2020: 6.39%; 2019: 3.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.