School enrollment, primary in Macao
Macao: School enrollment, primary was 89.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Macao, 2001β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Macao recorded 89.8% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Macao peaked at 106.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2022.
Macao ranks 176th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.2% | 100.3% | 106.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 96.2% | 105.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 85.0% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,896 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.676 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Macao?
- School enrollment, primary in Macao was 89.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 106.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Macao ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% 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.