School age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China

Macau, China: School age population, tertiary education, male was 17,541 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17,541 number
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
170th
of 203 countries
All-time high
25,683 number
in 2010
All-time low
10,837 number
in 1998
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 17,541 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2019.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China peaked at 25,683 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,837 number, in 1998.

That places Macau, China 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Macau, China, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 13,001 number
1971 14,978 number +15.2%
1972 16,741 number +11.8%
1973 17,941 number +7.2%
1974 18,572 number +3.5%
1975 18,824 number +1.4%
1976 18,874 number +0.3%
1977 18,632 number -1.3%
1978 18,231 number -2.2%
1979 17,649 number -3.2%
1980 16,892 number -4.3%
1981 15,983 number -5.4%
1982 15,677 number -1.9%
1983 15,239 number -2.8%
1984 14,763 number -3.1%
1985 14,235 number -3.6%
1986 13,593 number -4.5%
1987 12,923 number -4.9%
1988 12,360 number -4.4%
1989 11,966 number -3.2%
1990 11,725 number -2.0%
1991 11,719 number -0.1%
1992 12,020 number +2.6%
1993 12,223 number +1.7%
1994 12,181 number -0.3%
1995 11,948 number -1.9%
1996 11,505 number -3.7%
1997 11,085 number -3.7%
1998 10,837 number -2.2%
1999 10,986 number +1.4%
2000 11,529 number +4.9%
2001 12,513 number +8.5%
2002 14,611 number +16.8%
2003 16,718 number +14.4%
2004 18,645 number +11.5%
2005 20,374 number +9.3%
2006 21,860 number +7.3%
2007 23,396 number +7.0%
2008 24,639 number +5.3%
2009 25,436 number +3.2%
2010 25,683 number +1.0%
2011 25,230 number -1.8%
2012 24,327 number -3.6%
2013 23,416 number -3.7%
2014 22,561 number -3.7%
2015 21,668 number -4.0%
2016 20,693 number -4.5%
2017 19,686 number -4.9%
2018 18,643 number -5.3%
2019 17,541 number -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,344 number 13,001 number 18,874 number 10
1980s 14,363 number 11,966 number 16,892 number 10
1990s 11,623 number 10,837 number 12,223 number 10
2000s 18,972 number 11,529 number 25,436 number 10
2010s 21,945 number 17,541 number 25,683 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 167 Belize 19,657 number compare
  2. 168 Luxembourg 19,562 number compare
  3. 169 Brunei Darussalam 18,506 number compare
  4. 171 Bahamas 16,518 number compare
  5. 172 Malta 13,308 number compare
  6. 173 Iceland 12,549 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Macau, China was 17,541 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 25,683 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 10,837 number in 1998.
How does Macau, China rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Macau, China ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.