School age population, tertiary education, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School age population, tertiary education, female 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 Macau, China, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 27,923 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11,351 number, in 1970.
Macau, China 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 in Macau, China, 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% |
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 |
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- 165 Montenegro 20,108 number compare
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- 169 Brunei Darussalam 16,647 number compare
- 170 Bahamas 16,394 number compare
- 171 Maldives 15,698 number compare
More education data for Macau, China
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Macau, China?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Macau, China was 16,709 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 27,923 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,351 number in 1970.
- How does Macau, China rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Macau, China ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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.