Macau

Territory in Asia

In brief

Higher education enrolment: 142% (2024). World rank 2 of 155 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 44. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Access to basic sanitation: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 203 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 101% → 89.8%, secondary school enrolment 102% → 94.7%, and higher education enrolment 69.3% → 142%. Better than all its neighbours (China): higher education enrolment, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, access to safe drinking water, access to basic sanitation, and diabetes prevalence.

Education

Adult literacy: 96.5% 2016
Primary school enrolment: 89.8% 2024
Secondary school enrolment: 94.7% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 142% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 3.5% 2023

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: No data
Health spending per person: No data
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: No data
Doctors per 1,000 people: 1.6 1987
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 3.8 2018
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 5.3 1970
Children vaccinated against measles: No data

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: No data
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: No data
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: No data
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: No data
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 8.1% 2024
Overweight adults: No data
Adults who use tobacco: No data

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 100% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: No data