Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China

Macau, China: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 10.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.0%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
101st
of 143 countries
All-time high
43.3%
in 1990
All-time low
10.0%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China, 1990–2019

102030401990200420191990: 43.3 %1992: 35.1 %1999: 29.3 %2000: 22.5 %2001: 15.6 %2002: 18.5 %2003: 21.2 %2004: 23 %2005: 25.2 %2006: 26.7 %2007: 30.3 %2008: 31.2 %2009: 28.5 %2010: 19.7 %2011: 22.6 %2012: 22 %2013: 21.9 %2014: 22.4 %2015: 20.6 %2016: 16.5 %2017: 13.5 %2018: 10.9 %2019: 10 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 10.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China peaked at 43.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2019.

Macau, China ranks 101st of 143 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year % Change
1990 43.3%
1992 35.1% -18.9%
1999 29.3% -16.7%
2000 22.5% -23.1%
2001 15.6% -30.9%
2002 18.5% +18.7%
2003 21.2% +14.8%
2004 23.0% +8.5%
2005 25.2% +9.5%
2006 26.7% +5.9%
2007 30.3% +13.8%
2008 31.2% +2.8%
2009 28.5% -8.5%
2010 19.7% -30.8%
2011 22.6% +14.6%
2012 22.0% -2.8%
2013 21.9% -0.4%
2014 22.4% +2.6%
2015 20.6% -8.1%
2016 16.5% -20.2%
2017 13.5% -17.7%
2018 10.9% -19.3%
2019 10.0% -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.9% 29.3% 43.3% 3
2000s 24.3% 15.6% 31.2% 10
2010s 18.0% 10.0% 22.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Macau, China was 10.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1990.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Macau, China ranks 101st out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.