School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao

Macao: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 20,566 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20,566 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
168th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20,566 number
in 2019
All-time low
10,768 number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 19.1k number1999: 18.0k number2000: 17.2k number2001: 16.4k number2002: 15.3k number2003: 14.3k number2004: 13.4k number2005: 12.6k number2006: 11.9k number2007: 11.3k number2008: 10.9k number2009: 10.8k number2010: 11.0k number2011: 11.4k number2012: 12.4k number2013: 13.8k number2014: 15.3k number2015: 16.4k number2016: 17.5k number2017: 18.6k number2018: 19.7k number2019: 20.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao is 20,566 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao peaked at 20,566 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,768 number, in 2009.

Macao ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Macao, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 19,139 number
1999 18,024 number -5.8%
2000 17,203 number -4.6%
2001 16,379 number -4.8%
2002 15,315 number -6.5%
2003 14,315 number -6.5%
2004 13,409 number -6.3%
2005 12,611 number -6.0%
2006 11,950 number -5.2%
2007 11,341 number -5.1%
2008 10,929 number -3.6%
2009 10,768 number -1.5%
2010 10,959 number +1.8%
2011 11,405 number +4.1%
2012 12,437 number +9.0%
2013 13,805 number +11.0%
2014 15,303 number +10.9%
2015 16,410 number +7.2%
2016 17,499 number +6.6%
2017 18,631 number +6.5%
2018 19,663 number +5.5%
2019 20,566 number +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,582 number 18,024 number 19,139 number 2
2000s 13,422 number 10,768 number 17,203 number 10
2010s 15,668 number 10,959 number 20,566 number 10

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 165 Maldives 22,797 number compare
  2. 166 Brunei 21,166 number compare
  3. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare
  4. 169 Luxembourg 19,887 number compare
  5. 170 Belize 15,701 number compare
  6. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Macao was 20,566 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 20,566 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 10,768 number in 2009.
How does Macao rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Macao ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/