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 16.2% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China stood at 16.2%.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China peaked at 21.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.
That places Macau, China 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 16.2% | 6 |
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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 16.2% 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 21.1% 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 8.6% in 2020.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Macau, China ranks 58th 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 62.0%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release