School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 12,677 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
12,677 number
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
175th
of 205 countries
All-time high
28,739 number
in 2006
All-time low
12,677 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Macao recorded 12,677 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 28,739 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12,677 number, in 2020.
Macao ranks 175th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,251 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,601 number | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 24,747 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 24,445 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 23,916 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 23,191 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 22,217 number | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 20,779 number | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 19,307 number | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 17,901 number | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 16,576 number | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 15,429 number | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 14,986 number | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 14,432 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 13,888 number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 13,592 number | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 13,732 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 14,113 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 14,668 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 15,070 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 15,064 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 14,572 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 14,022 number | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 13,360 number | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 12,953 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 13,128 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14,090 number | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 15,656 number | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 17,174 number | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 18,442 number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 19,612 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 20,916 number | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 23,289 number | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 25,528 number | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 27,385 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 28,532 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 28,739 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28,380 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 27,334 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25,869 number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 24,214 number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 22,686 number | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 21,766 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 20,809 number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 19,687 number | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 18,402 number | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 16,956 number | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 15,726 number | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 14,463 number | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 13,363 number | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 12,677 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,436 number | 17,901 number | 24,747 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,649 number | 13,592 number | 16,576 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,846 number | 12,953 number | 18,442 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,558 number | 19,612 number | 28,739 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,807 number | 13,363 number | 24,214 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,677 number | 12,677 number | 12,677 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 172 Malta 16,135 number compare
- 173 Belize 15,937 number compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 15,204 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 12,465 number compare
- 177 Maldives 9,384 number compare
- 178 Micronesia (country) 9,216 number compare
More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Macao was 12,677 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 28,739 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,677 number in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.