School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Macao
Macao: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 86.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Macao, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Macao recorded 86.4% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Macao peaked at 98.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1975.
That places Macao 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.0% | — |
| 1972 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 53.2% | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | +42.7% |
| 1978 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 83.3% | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +42.7% | 53.2% | 75.9% |
| 1976 | +30.4% | 40.8% | 53.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.1% | 40.8% | 83.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 92.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 82.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 87.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 86.4% | 90.4% | 2 |
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)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Macao?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Macao was 86.4% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1975.
- How does Macao rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Macao ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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 (% 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.