School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao
Macao: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8,800 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Macao recorded 8,800 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 12,523 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,800, in 2016.
Macao ranks 175th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12,458 | — |
| 2002 | 12,523 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12,196 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 11,722 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 11,390 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 11,221 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,934 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 10,444 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 9,865 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 9,266 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8,421 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 7,814 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 7,200 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6,500 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 6,200 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 5,800 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 5,900 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,300 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 6,700 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 7,200 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 7,800 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 8,200 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 8,200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,300 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8,800 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,417 | 9,865 | 12,523 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,010 | 5,800 | 9,266 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,083 | 7,200 | 8,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 172 French Guiana 12,557 compare
- 173 Luxembourg 10,362 compare
- 174 Guadeloupe 8,840 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,420 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 8,300 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 8,076 compare
More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao was 8,800 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 12,523 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,800 in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release