Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,398 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Macau, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 3,398 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Macau, China peaked at 3,796 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,635 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, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,354 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,183 number | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 2,904 number | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 2,609 number | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 2,328 number | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 2,091 number | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 1,915 number | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 1,826 number | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1,823 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,878 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,967 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2,052 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1,996 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,872 number | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,737 number | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 1,635 number | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,637 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,878 number | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 2,262 number | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 2,715 number | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 3,149 number | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 3,451 number | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 3,634 number | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 3,743 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 3,792 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,796 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,781 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,786 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,722 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 3,612 number | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 3,477 number | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3,348 number | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3,157 number | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,965 number | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 2,778 number | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2,603 number | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 2,444 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,268 number | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2,113 number | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1,990 number | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1,907 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,872 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,905 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,028 number | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2,211 number | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 2,427 number | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 2,633 number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2,834 number | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 3,032 number | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 3,222 number | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,398 number | +5.5% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 3,398 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 15% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 3,398 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,391 number | 1,823 number | 3,354 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,975 number | 1,635 number | 2,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,647 number | 3,149 number | 3,796 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,714 number | 1,990 number | 3,477 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,407 number | 1,872 number | 3,222 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,398 number | 3,398 number | 3,398 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 167 Maldives 3,923 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,853 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,334 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,107 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,818 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, male in Macau, China?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Macau, China was 3,398 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,796 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,635 number in 1985.
- How does Macau, China rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Macau, China ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.