Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao
Macao: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 4.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao peaked at 7.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1999.
That places Macao 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Macao was 4.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Macao ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release