Macao Literacy Rate 1981-2025

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.
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.