School enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 85.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 85.0% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China peaked at 97.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1971.
That places Macau, China 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.1% | — |
| 1972 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | +101.3% |
| 1991 | 94.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 92.8% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 44.1% | 45.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 91.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 82.6% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 86.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to 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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Macau, China was 85.0% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1971.
- How does Macau, China rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Macau, China ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.