School age population, primary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 40,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Macao, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Macao recorded 40,300 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 44,130 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,300, in 2013.
That places Macao 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44,130 | — |
| 2002 | 41,528 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 39,857 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 37,936 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 36,363 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 34,626 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 32,423 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 29,763 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 27,141 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 25,034 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 23,165 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 22,800 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22,300 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 22,700 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24,300 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 26,100 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 27,000 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 29,800 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 33,800 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 36,600 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 39,800 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 43,300 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 43,800 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42,700 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 40,300 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,974 | 27,141 | 44,130 | 9 |
| 2010s | 25,700 | 22,300 | 33,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,083 | 36,600 | 43,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 169 Belize 46,333 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 43,358 compare
- 171 Maldives 42,759 compare
- 173 Brunei 39,564 compare
- 174 Montenegro 38,850 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 35,220 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, primary education, both sexes in Macao?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Macao was 40,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 44,130 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,300 in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release