Over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Over-age students, primary, male was 4.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China, 1990–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China is 4.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China peaked at 21.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
Macau, China ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.3% | — |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 4.3% | 13.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 107 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.9% compare
- 108 Spain 4.8% compare
- 109 Brunei Darussalam 4.4% compare
- 111 Australia 4.2% compare
- 112 Antigua and Barbuda 4.1% compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.1% 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Macau, China was 4.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Macau, China rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Macau, China ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.