School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 25,731 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
25,731 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
53,956 number
in 2005
All-time low
25,731 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao is 25,731 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 53,956 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25,731 number, in 2020.
Macao ranks 177th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,624 number | — |
| 1971 | 49,740 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 49,549 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 48,374 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 46,534 number | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 44,301 number | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 41,806 number | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 38,639 number | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 35,563 number | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 32,765 number | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 30,266 number | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 28,227 number | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 27,454 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 26,916 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 26,696 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 26,977 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 27,737 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 28,099 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 28,179 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 27,927 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 27,290 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 26,446 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 26,235 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 26,712 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27,889 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 29,714 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 32,163 number | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 34,991 number | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 37,593 number | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 40,013 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 42,565 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 45,362 number | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 49,090 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 51,804 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 53,455 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 53,956 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53,243 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 51,663 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49,258 number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 46,465 number | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 43,541 number | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 40,758 number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 38,805 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 36,719 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 34,390 number | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 31,826 number | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 29,166 number | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 27,475 number | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 26,335 number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 25,755 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25,731 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,490 number | 32,765 number | 49,740 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,848 number | 26,696 number | 30,266 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,905 number | 26,235 number | 40,013 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,686 number | 42,565 number | 53,956 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,477 number | 25,755 number | 43,541 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,731 number | 25,731 number | 25,731 number | 1 |
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More education data for Macao
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Macao was 25,731 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 53,956 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,731 number in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.