Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao
Macao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao stood at 10.8%.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao peaked at 16.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2018.
Macao ranks 48th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.4% | — |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +178.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +59.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -24.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 10.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 6.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 10.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6%, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +178.7% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Macao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Macao was 10.8% in 2024, 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 16.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 120.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release