Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao
Macao: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 8,921 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao recorded 8,921 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao peaked at 10,419 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,265 number, in 1974.
Macao ranks 150th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,307 number | — |
| 1972 | 3,038 number | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 2,265 number | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 9,413 number | +315.6% |
| 1991 | 10,090 number | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 10,419 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 10,352 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8,118 number | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 7,682 number | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 7,025 number | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 6,487 number | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 6,057 number | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 5,751 number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 5,339 number | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 4,884 number | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 4,549 number | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 4,377 number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,381 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,709 number | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 5,253 number | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 5,676 number | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6,109 number | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 6,408 number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7,051 number | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 8,054 number | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 8,501 number | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 8,981 number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 8,921 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,870 number | 2,265 number | 3,307 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 9,678 number | 8,118 number | 10,419 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,653 number | 4,377 number | 7,682 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,966 number | 4,709 number | 8,981 number | 10 |
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- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Macao was 8,921 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 10,419 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,265 number in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Macao ranks 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.