School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Macao
Macao: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 21,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Macao, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Macao is 21,200, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Macao peaked at 23,100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,600, in 2013.
Macao ranks 172nd 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, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,031 | — |
| 2002 | 21,604 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 20,737 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 19,762 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 18,970 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 18,053 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 16,877 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 15,436 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 14,045 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 12,921 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 12,007 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 11,885 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 11,600 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11,900 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12,900 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 13,700 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 14,300 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15,700 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 17,800 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 19,300 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 20,900 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 23,100 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 23,100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22,300 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 21,200 | -4.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 21,200 is below the median for high income countries, which is 110,630, 19% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Macao's 21,200 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 119,024, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,724 | 14,045 | 23,031 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,471 | 11,600 | 17,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,650 | 19,300 | 23,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Macao?
- School age population, primary education, male in Macao was 21,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 23,100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,600 in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Macao ranks 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release