Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9725 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 0.9725 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2482 GPIA, in 2016.
Macau, China ranks 80th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9331 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9422 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9585 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9872 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9378 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9539 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9292 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8964 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8064 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8212 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5609 GPIA | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4529 GPIA | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2482 GPIA | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2821 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4497 GPIA | +59.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7376 GPIA | +64.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7633 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8763 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.857 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9396 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9725 GPIA | +3.5% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 0.9725 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 0.9725 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9147 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +64.0% | 0.4497 GPIA | 0.7376 GPIA |
| 2018 | +59.4% | 0.2821 GPIA | 0.4497 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.9331 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6185 GPIA | 0.2482 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.7633 GPIA | 0.9725 GPIA | 5 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China was 0.9725 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2482 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Macau, China ranks 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release