Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao
Macao: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 6,253 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao recorded 6,253 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 10,728 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,792 number, in 1999.
That places Macao 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,792 number | — |
| 2000 | 6,224 number | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 7,243 number | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 8,262 number | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 9,018 number | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 9,680 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 10,218 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 10,728 number | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10,691 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9,688 number | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 9,304 number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 9,106 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9,014 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8,839 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8,448 number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 8,032 number | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7,807 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7,541 number | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 7,239 number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 6,723 number | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 6,253 number | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,792 number | 5,792 number | 5,792 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,106 number | 6,224 number | 10,728 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,900 number | 6,253 number | 9,106 number | 10 |
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More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Macao was 6,253 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 10,728 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,792 number in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.