Children out of school, female in Macao
Macao: Children out of school, female was 10.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Macao recorded 10.6% for children out of school, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and up 279.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Macao peaked at 14.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Macao 54th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.9% | — |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -55.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -50.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -69.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +1926.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +88.5% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -19.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 4.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 10.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1926.9% | 0.2% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.2% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 8.4% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- 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 children out of school, female in Macao?
- Children out of school, female in Macao was 10.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for children out of school, female?
- Macao ranks 54th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.