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 3,208 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China stood at 3,208 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China peaked at 3,577 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,524 number, in 1985.
Macau, China ranks 170th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,157 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,015 number | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 2,776 number | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 2,480 number | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 2,171 number | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 1,897 number | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 1,702 number | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 1,608 number | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 1,602 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1,658 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1,742 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1,815 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1,788 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,702 number | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 1,599 number | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 1,524 number | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1,534 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,756 number | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 2,125 number | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 2,568 number | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 3,003 number | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 3,315 number | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 3,484 number | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 3,563 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,577 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,559 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,551 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,568 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3,502 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3,383 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,227 number | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,066 number | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2,907 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,742 number | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,572 number | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2,402 number | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,237 number | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2,088 number | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,955 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,848 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,777 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,747 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,781 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,894 number | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,063 number | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 2,265 number | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 2,464 number | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2,658 number | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,850 number | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3,034 number | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3,208 number | +5.7% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 3,208 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 15% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 3,208 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,207 number | 1,602 number | 3,157 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,815 number | 1,524 number | 2,568 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,450 number | 3,003 number | 3,577 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,504 number | 1,848 number | 3,227 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,253 number | 1,747 number | 3,034 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,208 number | 3,208 number | 3,208 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 167 Maldives 3,622 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,557 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,418 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,166 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,041 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,585 number compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 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 3,208 number in 2020, 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 3,577 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,524 number in 1985.
- How does Macau, China rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 80.5%. 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.