Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,900 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China stood at 2,900.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China peaked at 3,700 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,484, in 2011.
That places Macau, China 175th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,983 | — |
| 2002 | 2,874 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2,676 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2,452 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2,263 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2,154 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,981 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 1,893 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,691 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1,564 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1,484 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,690 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2,000 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,600 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 3,500 | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 3,300 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3,600 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,700 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,300 | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 2,900 | -12.1% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 2,900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,728, 15% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 2,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,458, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +34.6% | 2,600 | 3,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,330 | 1,691 | 2,983 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,154 | 1,484 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,417 | 2,900 | 3,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 172 French Guiana 3,343 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,113 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,060 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 2,873 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,760 compare
- 178 Malta 2,328 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China was 2,900 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,700 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,484 in 2011.
- How does Macau, China rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 175th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release