Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both in Macao
Macao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao is 18.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 233.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao peaked at 18.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2017.
Macao ranks 37th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +13.7% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 18.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 17.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 18.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.2% | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| 2021 | +26.2% | 8.4% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 8.4% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 20.1% compare
- 35 Chad 20.1% compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 18.2% compare
- 39 Iraq 18.1% compare
- 40 Ethiopia 17.6% compare
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, both sexes in Macao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao was 18.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2017.
- How does Macao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release