Population of compulsory school age, male in Macao
Macao: Population of compulsory school age, male was 33,700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in Macao, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Macao stood at 33,700.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Macao peaked at 39,026 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21,300, in 2014.
Macao ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39,026 | — |
| 2002 | 37,643 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 36,325 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 34,629 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 33,242 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 31,796 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 30,146 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 28,135 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 26,337 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 24,616 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 22,782 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 22,280 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21,400 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 21,300 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21,900 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 22,800 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23,800 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 26,500 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 28,500 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 30,900 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 33,100 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 35,300 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 35,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34,400 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 33,700 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,031 | 26,337 | 39,026 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,588 | 21,300 | 28,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,783 | 30,900 | 35,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Macao?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Macao was 33,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 39,026 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,300 in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Macao ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release