School enrollment, primary, private in Macao
Macao: School enrollment, primary, private was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, private in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Macao stood at 96.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Macao peaked at 97.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2001.
Macao ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School enrollment, primary, private in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.7% | — |
| 2000 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 2 United Arab Emirates 81.6% compare
- 3 Belize 80.7% compare
- 4 Haiti 76.7%
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Macao?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Macao was 96.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.