Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China

Macau, China: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 976 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
976 number
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
116th
of 137 countries
All-time high
8,892 number
in 2005
All-time low
976 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China, 1990–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200420191990: 5.5k number1992: 5.3k number1999: 5.7k number2000: 5.0k number2001: 5.1k number2002: 6.4k number2003: 7.7k number2004: 8.5k number2005: 8.9k number2006: 8.6k number2007: 8.5k number2008: 8.0k number2009: 7.3k number2010: 5.7k number2011: 5.6k number2012: 5.1k number2013: 4.6k number2014: 4.0k number2015: 3.1k number2016: 2.0k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 1.3k number2019: 976 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China is 976 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China peaked at 8,892 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 976 number, in 2019.

That places Macau, China 116th out of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year number Change
1990 5,533 number
1992 5,276 number -4.6%
1999 5,739 number +8.8%
2000 4,998 number -12.9%
2001 5,083 number +1.7%
2002 6,382 number +25.6%
2003 7,705 number +20.7%
2004 8,533 number +10.7%
2005 8,892 number +4.2%
2006 8,631 number -2.9%
2007 8,498 number -1.5%
2008 8,042 number -5.4%
2009 7,270 number -9.6%
2010 5,698 number -21.6%
2011 5,569 number -2.3%
2012 5,112 number -8.2%
2013 4,626 number -9.5%
2014 3,974 number -14.1%
2015 3,131 number -21.2%
2016 1,951 number -37.7%
2017 1,526 number -21.8%
2018 1,288 number -15.6%
2019 976 number -24.2%

Macau, China compared with similar countries

  • Macau, China's 976 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Macau, China's 976 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,115 number, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,516 number 5,276 number 5,739 number 3
2000s 7,403 number 4,998 number 8,892 number 10
2010s 3,385 number 976 number 5,698 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

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  4. 117 Iceland 953 number compare
  5. 118 Saint Lucia 944 number compare
  6. 119 Tonga 888 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Macau, China was 976 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 8,892 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 976 number in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Macau, China ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/