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 3,000 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 3,000 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Macau, China peaked at 3,900 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,680, 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 | 3,044 | — |
| 2002 | 2,901 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,689 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 2,384 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 2,223 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2,040 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1,921 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1,727 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1,726 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,680 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,727 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,998 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 2,200 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2,800 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 3,900 | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 3,600 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3,800 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,700 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3,300 | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 3,000 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,295 | 1,726 | 3,044 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,500 | 1,680 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,567 | 3,000 | 3,800 | 6 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,335 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 3,000 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 3,900 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,680 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 30.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release