School enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School enrollment, primary, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China is 89.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China peaked at 107.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2022.
Macau, China ranks 174th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.2% | — |
| 2002 | 104.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 101.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 101.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 102.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 107.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 103.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.2% | 98.9% | 104.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 97.3% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 87.1% | 93.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Macau, China was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2022.
- How does Macau, China rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Macau, China ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.