Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled gender in Macao
Macao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled gender was 0.9031 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9031 modelled data
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
122nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.38 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6494 modelled data
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Macao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Macao is 0.9031 modelled data, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Macao peaked at 1.38 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6494 modelled data, in 2014.
Macao ranks 122nd of 204 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 children of primary … children modelled gender in Macao, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.37 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.31 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.95 modelled data | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8313 modelled data | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7711 modelled data | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7229 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6548 modelled data | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6494 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.697 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7288 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7368 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7541 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7671 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7579 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7731 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7986 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8263 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.861 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9031 modelled data | +4.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.9031 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 92% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.9031 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 modelled data | 0.95 modelled data | 1.38 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7313 modelled data | 0.6494 modelled data | 0.8313 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.82 modelled data | 0.7579 modelled data | 0.9031 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Macao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Macao was 0.9031 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6494 modelled data in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Macao ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release