Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Macau, China, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Macau, China stood at 16.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Macau, China peaked at 29.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2025.
Macau, China ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 16.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.4% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 110 Morocco 18.4% compare
- 111 South Africa 17.8% compare
- 112 Cook Islands 16.5% compare
- 113 Iceland 16.4% compare
- 115 Qatar 16.3% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.2% 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, male in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Macau, China was 16.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Macau, China ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release