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

Macau (China): Population of compulsory school age, male was 26,363 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
26,363 number
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
158th
of 186 countries
All-time high
38,676 number
in 2001
All-time low
22,168 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 37.3k number1999: 38.0k number2000: 38.4k number2001: 38.7k number2002: 38.1k number2003: 37.1k number2004: 35.8k number2005: 34.4k number2006: 32.8k number2007: 30.9k number2008: 29.0k number2009: 27.2k number2010: 25.6k number2011: 24.2k number2012: 23.2k number2013: 22.5k number2014: 22.2k number2015: 22.2k number2016: 22.6k number2017: 23.6k number2018: 24.9k number2019: 26.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Macau (China) is 26,363 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Macau (China) peaked at 38,676 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,168 number, in 2014.

Macau (China) ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 37,646 number 37,300 number 37,991 number 2
2000s 34,254 number 27,202 number 38,676 number 10
2010s 23,729 number 22,168 number 26,363 number 10

Countries ranked near Macau (China)

  1. 155 Belize 31,008 number compare
  2. 156 Brunei Darussalam 30,034 number compare
  3. 157 Maldives 26,365 number compare
  4. 159 Iceland 23,459 number compare
  5. 160 Malta 23,303 number compare
  6. 161 Samoa 20,038 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for Macau (China) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Macau (China)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Macau (China) was 26,363 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Macau (China)?
The highest recorded value was 38,676 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Macau (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 22,168 number in 2014.
How does Macau (China) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Macau (China) ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Macau (China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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