Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 101.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 101.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China peaked at 101.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1972.
Macau, China ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.3% | — |
| 1972 | 35.2% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 89.1% | +141.8% |
| 1992 | 90.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 100.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 101.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 100.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 101.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 35.2% | 38.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 89.1% | 93.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 90.2% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 91.7% | 101.8% | 10 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Macau, China was 101.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1972.
- How does Macau, China rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Macau, China ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.