School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China
Macau, China: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2,800 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 2,800 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China peaked at 3,800 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,483, in 2010.
Macau, China ranks 176th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,797 | — |
| 2002 | 2,637 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,420 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 2,212 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 2,132 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,901 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1,860 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,655 | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1,537 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1,483 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,569 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,984 | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 2,100 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,600 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 3,400 | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 3,200 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3,500 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3,400 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 3,400 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 2,900 | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 2,800 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,128 | 1,537 | 2,797 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,274 | 1,483 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,300 | 2,800 | 3,800 | 6 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China was 2,800 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,483 in 2010.
- How does Macau, China rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Macau, China ranks 176th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release