Primary completion rate, male in Macao
Macao: Primary completion rate, male was 94.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Macao is 94.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Macao peaked at 104.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2015.
Macao ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.6% | — |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 103.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 104.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 91.5% | 103.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 85.4% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 87.1% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- 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, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (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)
- 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 primary completion rate, male in Macao?
- Primary completion rate, male in Macao was 94.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2015.
- How does Macao rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Macao ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.