Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Macau (China)

Macau (China): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 51,082 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
51,082 number
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
74,880 number
in 2001
All-time low
42,814 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Macau (China), 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 72.5k number1999: 73.8k number2000: 74.6k number2001: 74.9k number2002: 74.5k number2003: 72.9k number2004: 70.5k number2005: 67.4k number2006: 64.0k number2007: 60.2k number2008: 56.4k number2009: 52.8k number2010: 49.6k number2011: 46.8k number2012: 44.8k number2013: 43.5k number2014: 42.8k number2015: 42.9k number2016: 43.7k number2017: 45.7k number2018: 48.2k number2019: 51.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau (China) recorded 51,082 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Macau (China) peaked at 74,880 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42,814 number, in 2014.

That places Macau (China) 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73,156 number 72,510 number 73,802 number 2
2000s 66,818 number 52,792 number 74,880 number 10
2010s 45,906 number 42,814 number 51,082 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau (China)

  1. 154 Suriname 62,162 number compare
  2. 155 Belize 60,941 number compare
  3. 156 Brunei Darussalam 58,238 number compare
  4. 158 Maldives 50,361 number compare
  5. 159 Iceland 45,748 number compare
  6. 160 Malta 45,100 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Macau (China)?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Macau (China) was 51,082 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
The highest recorded value was 74,880 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 42,814 number in 2014.
How does Macau (China) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Macau (China) ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Macau (China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.