Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao
Macao: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 88.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao stood at 88.3%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao peaked at 98.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2022.
Macao ranks 41st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 82.1% | 90.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 86.9% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 82.1% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,896 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.676 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Macao was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Macao ranks 41st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.