Primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao
Macao: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0558 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao stood at 0.0558 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao peaked at 0.1098 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 units per person, in 2014.
Macao ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1013 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0965 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0951 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.084 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.083 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0881 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.106 units per person | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0971 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1027 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0982 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0983 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0995 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1021 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1059 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1097 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1098 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1052 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1012 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0945 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0877 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.079 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0696 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0632 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0564 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0514 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0433 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0399 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0377 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0405 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0439 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0458 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0519 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0543 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0558 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0558 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0949 units per person | 0.083 units per person | 0.106 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0982 units per person | 0.0982 units per person | 0.0982 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1031 units per person | 0.0983 units per person | 0.1097 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0818 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | 0.1098 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 units per person | 0.0368 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0535 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | 0.0558 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Macao was 0.0558 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1098 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 units per person in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Macao ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.