Percentage of enrolment in secondary … secondary both sexes public in Macao
Macao: Percentage of enrolment in secondary … secondary both sexes public was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Macao stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Macao peaked at 7.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
Macao ranks 182nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary … secondary both sexes public in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.4% | — |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 4% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.6%, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 179 United Kingdom 22.6% compare
- 180 Aruba 7.6% compare
- 181 Bangladesh 6.1% compare
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Macao?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Macao was 3.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Macao ranks 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release