School enrollment, secondary in Macao
Macao: School enrollment, secondary was 86.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Macao, 1990–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Macao recorded 86.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Macao peaked at 86.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1990.
That places Macao 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Macao, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.4% | — |
| 1992 | 56.3% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +2.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 86.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 93% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 86.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 47.4% | 65.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 68.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 72.4% | 86.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Macao?
- School enrollment, secondary in Macao was 86.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Macao ranks 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.