School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao
Macao: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 6,304 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao stood at 6,304 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Macao peaked at 13,191 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,680 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, female in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,457 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,694 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 11,517 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 11,205 number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 10,735 number | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 10,172 number | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 9,574 number | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 8,772 number | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 7,972 number | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 7,252 number | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 6,642 number | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 6,181 number | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 6,120 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 6,222 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6,436 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 6,724 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 6,994 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 6,985 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6,766 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6,436 number | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 6,064 number | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 5,784 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 6,004 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6,639 number | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 7,458 number | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 8,251 number | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 8,910 number | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 9,470 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 9,945 number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 10,493 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 11,190 number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 11,942 number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 12,817 number | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 13,191 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13,138 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12,774 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 12,203 number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 11,488 number | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 10,767 number | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 10,092 number | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 9,446 number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 8,796 number | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8,243 number | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7,674 number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 7,085 number | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 6,471 number | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 5,892 number | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 5,680 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5,740 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,987 number | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 6,304 number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,035 number | 7,252 number | 11,694 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,551 number | 6,120 number | 6,994 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,902 number | 5,784 number | 10,493 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,960 number | 10,092 number | 13,191 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,101 number | 5,680 number | 9,446 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,304 number | 6,304 number | 6,304 number | 1 |
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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 6,304 number in 2020, 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 13,191 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,680 number in 2017.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Macao ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.