Population of compulsory school age, female in Macau (China)

Macau (China): Population of compulsory school age, female was 24,719 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
24,719 number
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
36,352 number
in 2002
All-time low
20,646 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 35.2k number1999: 35.8k number2000: 36.2k number2001: 36.2k number2002: 36.4k number2003: 35.8k number2004: 34.6k number2005: 33.0k number2006: 31.2k number2007: 29.3k number2008: 27.4k number2009: 25.6k number2010: 24.0k number2011: 22.6k number2012: 21.6k number2013: 21.0k number2014: 20.6k number2015: 20.7k number2016: 21.1k number2017: 22.1k number2018: 23.3k number2019: 24.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau (China) recorded 24,719 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Macau (China) peaked at 36,352 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20,646 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 35,510 number 35,210 number 35,811 number 2
2000s 32,564 number 25,590 number 36,352 number 10
2010s 22,177 number 20,646 number 24,719 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau (China)

  1. 154 Suriname 29,959 number compare
  2. 155 Belize 29,933 number compare
  3. 156 Brunei 28,204 number compare
  4. 158 Maldives 23,996 number compare
  5. 159 Iceland 22,289 number compare
  6. 160 Malta 21,797 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Macau (China)?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Macau (China) was 24,719 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Macau (China)?
The highest recorded value was 36,352 number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Macau (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 20,646 number in 2014.
How does Macau (China) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Macau (China) ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Macau (China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.