Over-age students, primary in Macao
Macao: Over-age students, primary was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Macao, 1990–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Macao stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Macao peaked at 19.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2018.
Macao ranks 113th 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 in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.8% | — |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.0% | 11.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 110 Saudi Arabia 4.4% compare
- 111 Grenada 4.1% compare
- 112 Brunei 4.1% compare
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.9% compare
- 115 Australia 3.8% compare
- 116 Seychelles 3.6% compare
More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Macao?
- Over-age students, primary in Macao was 4.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for over-age students, primary?
- Macao ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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 (% of 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.