Enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao
Macao: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 12,579 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
12,579 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
170th
of 203 countries
All-time high
23,079 number
in 2004
All-time low
4,491 number
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao stood at 12,579 number.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 23,079 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,491 number, in 1971.
Macao ranks 170th of 203 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 secondary education, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,491 number | — |
| 1972 | 4,897 number | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 5,987 number | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 5,858 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 8,760 number | +49.5% |
| 1992 | 9,884 number | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 10,721 number | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 16,361 number | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 17,852 number | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 19,555 number | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 21,076 number | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 22,314 number | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 23,079 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 23,003 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22,882 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 22,351 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 20,320 number | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 19,394 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 18,609 number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 17,975 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 17,248 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 16,306 number | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 15,341 number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 14,452 number | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 13,869 number | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 13,300 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 12,851 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 12,579 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,308 number | 4,491 number | 5,987 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 11,432 number | 8,760 number | 16,361 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 21,183 number | 17,852 number | 23,079 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,253 number | 12,579 number | 18,609 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 13,749 number compare
- 168 New Caledonia 13,230 number compare
- 169 Samoa 13,154 number compare
- 171 French Polynesia 12,241 number compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 10,654 number compare
- 173 Maldives 10,300 number compare
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Macao was 12,579 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 23,079 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,491 number in 1971.
- How does Macao rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.