School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: School age population, primary education, male was 21,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 23,100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,600, in 2013.
Macau, China 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 in Macau, China, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Macau, China?
- School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China was 21,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 23,100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,600 in 2013.
- How does Macau, China rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Macau, China ranks 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release