Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.2%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
101st
of 206 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 2000
All-time low
13.7%
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China is 16.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China peaked at 32.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2016.
That places Macau, China 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +5.9% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 3.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 16.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 20.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
- 99 Montserrat 16.8% compare
- 100 Cayman Islands 16.4% compare
- 101 Haiti 16.2% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China was 16.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Macau, China ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release