School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Macao
Macao: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 16,709 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16,709 number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
168th
of 203 countries
All-time high
27,923 number
in 2009
All-time low
11,351 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Macao, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao recorded 16,709 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Macao peaked at 27,923 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11,351 number, in 1970.
Macao ranks 168th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,351 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,360 number | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 15,152 number | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 16,316 number | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 16,829 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 16,953 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 16,900 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 16,624 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 16,338 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 16,013 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 15,600 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 15,061 number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 14,997 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 14,937 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 14,929 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 14,952 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14,933 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 14,853 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 14,889 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 14,995 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15,081 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15,136 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15,273 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 15,239 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 15,006 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 14,656 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 14,206 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,993 number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 14,207 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14,789 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 15,525 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 16,195 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 17,058 number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 18,568 number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 20,520 number | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 22,663 number | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 24,773 number | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 26,258 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 27,365 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 27,923 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27,861 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27,039 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 25,705 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 24,226 number | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 22,820 number | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 21,434 number | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 20,115 number | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 18,976 number | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 17,866 number | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16,709 number | -6.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 16,709 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 14% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Macao's 16,709 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,584 number | 11,351 number | 16,953 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,015 number | 14,853 number | 15,600 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,759 number | 13,993 number | 15,273 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,685 number | 15,525 number | 27,923 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,275 number | 16,709 number | 27,861 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Macao?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Macao was 16,709 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 27,923 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,351 number in 1970.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Macao ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.