Secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao
Macao: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 34.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Macao recorded 34.5% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2018.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao peaked at 69.8% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1990.
That places Macao 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.4% | — |
| 1972 | 41.9% | +42.3% |
| 1973 | 69.8% | +66.8% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -92.1% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +370.9% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.2% | 29.4% | 69.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 5.0% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 43.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 34.5% | 43.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Macao was 34.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 1973.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Macao ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.