Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China is 10.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China peaked at 16.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2018.
That places Macau, China 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.4% | — |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +178.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +59.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Macau, China was 10.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Macau, China ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.