Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Macao
Macao: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 40,336 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Macao is 40,336, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 271.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Macao peaked at 40,336 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,576, in 2001.
That places Macao 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,576 | — |
| 2002 | 13,080 | +72.7% |
| 2003 | 17,541 | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 14,627 | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 12,711 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 12,087 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 11,930 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 12,648 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 14,358 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 13,508 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 13,623 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,152 | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 9,327 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 10,872 | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 12,213 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 13,549 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 14,821 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 16,155 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 17,992 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 20,138 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 23,163 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 28,263 | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 34,160 | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 40,336 | +18.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 40,336 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,327, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 40,336 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40,611, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +72.7% | 7,576 | 13,080 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,951 | 7,576 | 17,541 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,021 | 8,152 | 17,992 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,212 | 20,138 | 40,336 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Macao?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Macao was 40,336 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 40,336 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,576 in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release