How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Norway?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Norway: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Macau, China

319 number

in 2019

Norway

349 number

in 2017

Macau, China rank

132nd

Norway rank

131st

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Macau, China
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 349 number against 319 number in Macau, China, a difference of 30 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 132nd and Norway ranks 131st of 148 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,190 number	1,752 number	1,438 number	Macau, China
2000s	3,924 number	2,903 number	1,021 number	Macau, China
2010s	2,167 number	1,152 number	1,015 number	Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Macau, China or Norway?: Norway, at 349 number against 319 number in Macau, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Macau, China and Norway?: 30 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Norway?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Macau, China and Norway rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Macau, China ranks 132nd and Norway ranks 131st of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/