Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China, 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, male (modelled) in Macau, China is 19.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2017.
Macau, China ranks 36th 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 school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 17.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 19.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.5% | 19.6% | 6 |
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 of primary school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Macau, China was 19.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2017.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Macau, China ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release