Enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao
Macao: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 16,303 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,303
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
174th
of 218 countries
All-time high
23,536
in 2005
All-time low
4,292
in 1973
Years of data
33
1971–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao stood at 16,303.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao peaked at 23,536 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,292, in 1973.
Macao ranks 174th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,516 | — |
| 1972 | 4,709 | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 4,292 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 4,813 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 7,927 | +64.7% |
| 1992 | 9,094 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 9,662 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 15,498 | +60.4% |
| 2000 | 17,515 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 19,388 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 20,941 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 22,111 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 23,430 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 23,536 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23,511 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 23,059 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20,951 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 19,934 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 19,613 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 19,249 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 18,478 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 17,615 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 16,713 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 15,636 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 14,876 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 14,173 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 13,757 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13,443 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13,618 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 14,289 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 14,988 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 15,678 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 16,303 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,832 | 4,292 | 5,516 | 4 |
| 1990s | 10,545 | 7,927 | 15,498 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21,438 | 17,515 | 23,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,355 | 13,443 | 19,613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,975 | 13,618 | 16,303 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Macao was 16,303 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 23,536 in 2005.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,292 in 1973.
- How does Macao rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Macao ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release