Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao
Macao: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled was 31,617 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao is 31,617, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao peaked at 46,539 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,498, in 1975.
Macao ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,007 | — |
| 1972 | 9,606 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 10,279 | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 10,671 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 9,498 | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 11,758 | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 14,305 | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 13,150 | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 15,268 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 16,687 | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 17,832 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 18,978 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 20,383 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 31,859 | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 35,367 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 38,943 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 42,017 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 44,425 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 46,509 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 46,539 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46,393 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45,410 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 41,271 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 39,328 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 38,222 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 37,224 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 35,726 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 33,921 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 32,054 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 30,088 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 28,745 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 27,473 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 26,608 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 26,022 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 26,396 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 27,627 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 28,961 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 30,274 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 31,617 | +4.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 31,617 is below the median for high income countries, which is 307,015, 10% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Macao's 31,617 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 20% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +56.3% | 20,383 | 31,859 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,616 | 9,498 | 15,268 | 9 |
| 1990s | 21,148 | 16,687 | 31,859 | 5 |
| 2000s | 42,620 | 35,367 | 46,539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,608 | 26,022 | 38,222 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,975 | 26,396 | 31,617 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,335 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao?
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Macao was 31,617 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 46,539 in 2005.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,498 in 1975.
- How does Macao rank for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Macao ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.