Macau, China vs Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Macau, China
13,054 number
in 2020
Maldives
17,272 number
in 2020
Macau, China rank
174th
Maldives rank
171st

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Macau, China
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 17,272 number against 13,054 number in Macau, China, a difference of 4,218 number.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 171st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 21,054 number 16,197 number 4,857 number Macau, China
1980s 13,199 number 22,214 number 9,015 number Maldives
1990s 16,058 number 29,796 number 13,738 number Maldives
2000s 24,128 number 24,523 number 394.9 number Maldives
2010s 14,670 number 17,233 number 2,563 number Maldives
2020s 13,054 number 17,272 number 4,218 number Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Macau, China or Maldives?
Maldives, at 17,272 number against 13,054 number in Macau, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Macau, China and Maldives?
4,218 number, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Maldives?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Macau, China and Maldives rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 171st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.