Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao
Macao: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0223 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao is 0.0223 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao peaked at 0.0508 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 units per person, in 1971.
That places Macao 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0182 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.02 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0247 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0262 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0266 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0279 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0383 units per person | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0415 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0451 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0481 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0503 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0508 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0486 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0459 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0429 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0363 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0347 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0304 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0275 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0213 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0205 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0223 units per person | +3.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0223 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0385 units per person, 58% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0223 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0462 units per person, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0218 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0447 units per person | 0.0363 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Macao was 0.0223 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0508 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 units per person in 1971.
- How does Macao rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- Macao ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.