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

Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.5%
Change on year
down 40.6%
World rank
99th
of 148 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2005
All-time low
1.5%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

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

0510151990200420191990: 10.6 %1992: 11.4 %1999: 9.2 %2000: 8.5 %2001: 10.5 %2002: 12.6 %2003: 14.9 %2004: 16.4 %2005: 16.7 %2006: 15.9 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 14.5 %2009: 14.9 %2010: 14.9 %2011: 14.4 %2012: 13.9 %2013: 12.6 %2014: 9.9 %2015: 7.1 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 2.6 %2018: 2.6 %2019: 1.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China peaked at 16.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.

That places Macau, China 99th out of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year % Change
1990 10.6%
1992 11.4% +7.6%
1999 9.2% -19.2%
2000 8.5% -8.1%
2001 10.5% +23.4%
2002 12.6% +20.3%
2003 14.9% +18.4%
2004 16.4% +10.0%
2005 16.7% +2.0%
2006 15.9% -4.9%
2007 14.8% -6.6%
2008 14.5% -2.3%
2009 14.9% +2.8%
2010 14.9% -0.3%
2011 14.4% -2.8%
2012 13.9% -3.7%
2013 12.6% -9.1%
2014 9.9% -21.8%
2015 7.1% -28.6%
2016 3.2% -54.0%
2017 2.6% -20.5%
2018 2.6% +0.0%
2019 1.5% -40.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.4% 9.2% 11.4% 3
2000s 14.0% 8.5% 16.7% 10
2010s 8.3% 1.5% 14.9% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Macau, China was 1.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Macau, China ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/