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

Macau, China: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 319 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
319 number
Change on year
down 52.7%
World rank
132nd
of 148 countries
All-time high
4,544 number
in 2006
All-time low
319 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200420191990: 2.1k number1992: 2.7k number1999: 3.2k number2000: 3.0k number2001: 3.8k number2002: 3.9k number2003: 4.1k number2004: 4.2k number2005: 4.3k number2006: 4.5k number2007: 3.9k number2008: 3.7k number2009: 3.7k number2010: 3.6k number2011: 3.3k number2012: 3.2k number2013: 2.9k number2014: 2.3k number2015: 1.5k number2016: 930 number2017: 623 number2018: 674 number2019: 319 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 319 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.7% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Macau, China peaked at 4,544 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 319 number, in 2019.

Macau, China ranks 132nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year number Change
1990 2,079 number
1992 2,729 number +31.3%
1999 3,190 number +16.9%
2000 3,016 number -5.5%
2001 3,823 number +26.8%
2002 3,898 number +2.0%
2003 4,142 number +6.3%
2004 4,220 number +1.9%
2005 4,323 number +2.4%
2006 4,544 number +5.1%
2007 3,876 number -14.7%
2008 3,677 number -5.1%
2009 3,726 number +1.3%
2010 3,581 number -3.9%
2011 3,317 number -7.4%
2012 3,226 number -2.7%
2013 2,916 number -9.6%
2014 2,255 number -22.7%
2015 1,548 number -31.4%
2016 930 number -39.9%
2017 623 number -33.0%
2018 674 number +8.2%
2019 319 number -52.7%

Macau, China compared with similar countries

  • Macau, China's 319 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,796 number, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Macau, China's 319 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,532 number, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,666 number 2,079 number 3,190 number 3
2000s 3,924 number 3,016 number 4,544 number 10
2010s 1,939 number 319 number 3,581 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 129 Luxembourg 355 number compare
  2. 129 Portugal 355 number compare
  3. 131 Norway 349 number compare
  4. 133 Grenada 304 number compare
  5. 134 Brunei Darussalam 295 number compare
  6. 134 Malta 295 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Macau, China?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Macau, China was 319 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 4,544 number in 2006.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 319 number in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Macau, China ranks 132nd out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/