Adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Adolescents out of school, female was 8.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China is 8.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China peaked at 14.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2016.
That places Macau, China 70th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.4% | — |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +58.8% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -25.8% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 8.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 8.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.2% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Macau, China was 8.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2016.
- How does Macau, China rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Macau, China ranks 70th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.