School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China

Macau, China: School age population, primary education, male was 17,643 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
17,643 number
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
172nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
23,532 number
in 1999
All-time low
10,922 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 17,643 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Macau, China peaked at 23,532 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,922 number, in 1987.

Macau, China ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Macau, China, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 23,148 number
1971 22,860 number -1.2%
1972 21,334 number -6.7%
1973 19,521 number -8.5%
1974 17,620 number -9.7%
1975 15,850 number -10.0%
1976 14,343 number -9.5%
1977 13,124 number -8.5%
1978 12,327 number -6.1%
1979 11,962 number -3.0%
1980 12,024 number +0.5%
1981 12,430 number +3.4%
1982 12,527 number +0.8%
1983 12,444 number -0.7%
1984 12,148 number -2.4%
1985 11,610 number -4.4%
1986 10,951 number -5.7%
1987 10,922 number -0.3%
1988 11,641 number +6.6%
1989 13,036 number +12.0%
1990 14,957 number +14.7%
1991 17,094 number +14.3%
1992 18,649 number +9.1%
1993 19,941 number +6.9%
1994 20,949 number +5.1%
1995 21,668 number +3.4%
1996 22,134 number +2.2%
1997 22,796 number +3.0%
1998 23,294 number +2.2%
1999 23,532 number +1.0%
2000 23,446 number -0.4%
2001 23,072 number -1.6%
2002 22,241 number -3.6%
2003 21,338 number -4.1%
2004 20,359 number -4.6%
2005 19,331 number -5.0%
2006 18,282 number -5.4%
2007 17,064 number -6.7%
2008 15,897 number -6.8%
2009 14,815 number -6.8%
2010 13,849 number -6.5%
2011 13,041 number -5.8%
2012 12,421 number -4.8%
2013 12,101 number -2.6%
2014 12,154 number +0.4%
2015 12,631 number +3.9%
2016 13,472 number +6.7%
2017 14,495 number +7.6%
2018 15,521 number +7.1%
2019 16,567 number +6.7%
2020 17,643 number +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,209 number 11,962 number 23,148 number 10
1980s 11,973 number 10,922 number 13,036 number 10
1990s 20,501 number 14,957 number 23,532 number 10
2000s 19,584 number 14,815 number 23,446 number 10
2010s 13,625 number 12,101 number 16,567 number 10
2020s 17,643 number 17,643 number 17,643 number 1

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 169 Montenegro 19,928 number compare
  2. 170 Luxembourg 19,337 number compare
  3. 171 Sao Tome and Principe 18,254 number compare
  4. 173 Bahamas 17,140 number compare
  5. 174 Iceland 16,705 number compare
  6. 175 Samoa 14,950 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Macau, China?
School age population, primary education, male in Macau, China was 17,643 number in 2020, 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 23,532 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 10,922 number in 1987.
How does Macau, China rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Macau, China ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.