Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China stood at 0.9737 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China peaked at 1.68 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2016.
Macau, China ranks 78th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9674 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8593 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 GPIA | +96.0% |
| 2007 | 0.991 GPIA | -41.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7038 GPIA | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7861 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1259 GPIA | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 1.56 GPIA | +1142.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9292 GPIA | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4335 GPIA | -53.3% |
| 2016 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7155 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.8689 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.879 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8895 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +57.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8433 GPIA | -39.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9737 GPIA | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.7038 GPIA | 1.68 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6624 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9977 GPIA | 0.8433 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 5 |
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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 one year before the official primary in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Macau, China was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Macau, China ranks 78th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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