School age population, secondary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School age population, secondary education, female was 16,700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Macau, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 16,700 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Macau, China peaked at 24,609 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,500, in 2017.
That places Macau, China 178th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,303 | — |
| 2002 | 24,175 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 24,609 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 24,482 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24,609 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24,362 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23,607 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 22,462 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 21,521 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 20,354 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 18,998 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 17,786 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 16,800 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 15,200 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 14,200 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 13,600 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 13,500 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13,700 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,200 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15,000 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 15,600 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 15,900 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 16,200 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 16,700 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,681 | 21,521 | 24,609 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,784 | 13,500 | 20,354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,600 | 14,200 | 16,700 | 6 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- 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, secondary education, female in Macau, China?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Macau, China was 16,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 24,609 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,500 in 2017.
- How does Macau, China rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 178th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release