Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China

Macau, China: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1,693 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,693 number
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
128th
of 147 countries
All-time high
8,039 number
in 2008
All-time low
1,693 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1990–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China, 1990–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200420191990: 6.5k number1992: 4.8k number1999: 5.3k number2000: 4.5k number2001: 3.7k number2002: 4.4k number2003: 5.2k number2004: 5.7k number2005: 6.4k number2006: 6.7k number2007: 7.8k number2008: 8.0k number2009: 7.3k number2010: 4.8k number2011: 4.9k number2012: 4.7k number2013: 4.5k number2014: 4.4k number2015: 4.0k number2016: 3.0k number2017: 2.4k number2018: 1.9k number2019: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China stood at 1,693 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China peaked at 8,039 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,693 number, in 2019.

Macau, China ranks 128th of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year number Change
1990 6,550 number
1992 4,815 number -26.5%
1999 5,304 number +10.2%
2000 4,477 number -15.6%
2001 3,723 number -16.8%
2002 4,430 number +19.0%
2003 5,170 number +16.7%
2004 5,655 number +9.4%
2005 6,359 number +12.4%
2006 6,735 number +5.9%
2007 7,762 number +15.2%
2008 8,039 number +3.6%
2009 7,303 number -9.2%
2010 4,834 number -33.8%
2011 4,923 number +1.8%
2012 4,651 number -5.5%
2013 4,540 number -2.4%
2014 4,407 number -2.9%
2015 3,994 number -9.4%
2016 3,017 number -24.5%
2017 2,418 number -19.9%
2018 1,939 number -19.8%
2019 1,693 number -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,556 number 4,815 number 6,550 number 3
2000s 5,965 number 3,723 number 8,039 number 10
2010s 3,642 number 1,693 number 4,923 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 125 Cyprus 1,851 number compare
  2. 126 Lithuania 1,802 number compare
  3. 127 Ireland 1,707 number compare
  4. 129 Malta 1,659 number compare
  5. 130 Tonga 1,580 number compare
  6. 131 Slovenia 1,350 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Macau, China was 1,693 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 8,039 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1,693 number in 2019.
How does Macau, China rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 128th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.