Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China is 17.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China peaked at 18.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2020.
Macau, China ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +34.9% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 17.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 12.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 17.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +34.9% | 12.9% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China was 17.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Macau, China ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release