Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China
Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 3.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China peaked at 20.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2019.
That places Macau, China 94th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.8% | — |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -26.2% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 3.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 59% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Macau, China was 3.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Macau, China ranks 94th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/