School age population, secondary education, male in Macao
Macao: School age population, secondary education, male was 17,700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Macao, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Macao stood at 17,700.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Macao peaked at 25,957 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,700, in 2017.
Macao ranks 177th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,979 | — |
| 2002 | 25,195 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 25,790 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 25,795 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25,957 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25,532 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 24,686 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 23,488 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 22,516 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 21,574 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 20,214 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 18,883 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 17,600 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 16,300 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 15,600 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 15,300 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14,700 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15,000 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,600 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 16,200 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 16,500 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16,800 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 17,200 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 17,700 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,771 | 22,516 | 25,957 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,017 | 14,700 | 21,574 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,667 | 15,600 | 17,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Macao?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Macao was 17,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 25,957 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,700 in 2017.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Macao ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release