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 18.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
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 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China peaked at 18.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2022.
Macau, China ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +23.9% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | +37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 18.5% | 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 18.5% 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 18.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2022.
- 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 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release