School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 13,054 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
13,054 number
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
26,276 number
in 2003
All-time low
11,749 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao stood at 13,054 number.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 26,276 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11,749 number, in 2017.
That places Macao 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,373 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,139 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 24,802 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 23,929 number | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 22,618 number | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 21,110 number | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 19,589 number | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 17,860 number | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 16,256 number | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 14,864 number | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 13,690 number | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 12,798 number | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 12,468 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 12,484 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 12,808 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 13,385 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 14,005 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 13,986 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13,511 number | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 12,857 number | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 12,226 number | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 11,874 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 12,213 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13,352 number | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 14,936 number | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 16,586 number | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 18,073 number | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 19,335 number | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 20,419 number | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 21,571 number | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 22,953 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 24,446 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 25,801 number | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 26,276 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 26,070 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25,424 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24,504 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23,283 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 21,924 number | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 20,596 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 19,327 number | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 18,072 number | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 17,039 number | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 15,910 number | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 14,703 number | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 13,424 number | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 12,210 number | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 11,749 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 11,872 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12,392 number | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13,054 number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,054 number | 14,864 number | 25,139 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,199 number | 12,468 number | 14,005 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,058 number | 11,874 number | 21,571 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,128 number | 20,596 number | 26,276 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,670 number | 11,749 number | 19,327 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,054 number | 13,054 number | 13,054 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Macao was 13,054 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 26,276 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,749 number in 2017.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.