Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China

Macau, China: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1,969 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,969 number
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
125th
of 142 countries
All-time high
11,698 number
in 2007
All-time low
1,969 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China, 1990–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200420191990: 7.9k number1992: 5.0k number1999: 7.2k number2000: 5.5k number2001: 5.2k number2002: 7.1k number2003: 8.9k number2004: 10.2k number2005: 11.1k number2006: 11.2k number2007: 11.7k number2008: 11.5k number2009: 10.5k number2010: 7.7k number2011: 7.7k number2012: 7.4k number2013: 7.1k number2014: 6.6k number2015: 5.7k number2016: 4.0k number2017: 2.9k number2018: 2.2k number2019: 2.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China stood at 1,969 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China peaked at 11,698 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,969 number, in 2019.

That places Macau, China 125th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year number Change
1990 7,939 number
1992 4,953 number -37.6%
1999 7,192 number +45.2%
2000 5,541 number -23.0%
2001 5,207 number -6.0%
2002 7,060 number +35.6%
2003 8,944 number +26.7%
2004 10,183 number +13.9%
2005 11,093 number +8.9%
2006 11,221 number +1.2%
2007 11,698 number +4.3%
2008 11,510 number -1.6%
2009 10,459 number -9.1%
2010 7,708 number -26.3%
2011 7,653 number -0.7%
2012 7,436 number -2.8%
2013 7,063 number -5.0%
2014 6,592 number -6.7%
2015 5,686 number -13.7%
2016 3,969 number -30.2%
2017 2,882 number -27.4%
2018 2,234 number -22.5%
2019 1,969 number -11.9%

Macau, China compared with similar countries

  • Macau, China's 1,969 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 13% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Macau, China's 1,969 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39,514 number, 5% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,695 number 4,953 number 7,939 number 3
2000s 9,292 number 5,207 number 11,698 number 10
2010s 5,319 number 1,969 number 7,708 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 122 Tonga 2,146 number compare
  2. 123 Lithuania 2,039 number compare
  3. 124 Hong Kong, China 1,974 number compare
  4. 126 Cyprus 1,924 number compare
  5. 127 Samoa 1,909 number compare
  6. 128 Saint Lucia 1,823 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Macau, China was 1,969 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 11,698 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1,969 number in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Macau, China ranks 125th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/