Lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao
Macao: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao stood at 94.2%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao peaked at 100.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2001.
Macao ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.4% | — |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 70.4% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 84.6% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 85.3% | 94.2% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Macao was 94.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Macao ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.