School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China

Macau, China: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 6,902 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,902 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
170th
of 202 countries
All-time high
7,410 number
in 1993
All-time low
3,117 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 6,902 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China peaked at 7,410 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3,117 number, in 1985.

Macau, China ranks 170th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Macau, China, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,139 number
1971 5,674 number -7.6%
1972 5,138 number -9.4%
1973 4,563 number -11.2%
1974 4,021 number -11.9%
1975 3,591 number -10.7%
1976 3,339 number -7.0%
1977 3,279 number -1.8%
1978 3,362 number +2.5%
1979 3,532 number +5.1%
1980 3,710 number +5.0%
1981 3,799 number +2.4%
1982 3,630 number -4.4%
1983 3,392 number -6.6%
1984 3,178 number -6.3%
1985 3,117 number -1.9%
1986 3,367 number +8.0%
1987 4,066 number +20.8%
1988 4,977 number +22.4%
1989 5,948 number +19.5%
1990 6,752 number +13.5%
1991 7,118 number +5.4%
1992 7,343 number +3.2%
1993 7,410 number +0.9%
1994 7,363 number -0.6%
1995 7,270 number -1.3%
1996 7,210 number -0.8%
1997 7,102 number -1.5%
1998 6,869 number -3.3%
1999 6,554 number -4.6%
2000 6,218 number -5.1%
2001 5,939 number -4.5%
2002 5,577 number -6.1%
2003 5,221 number -6.4%
2004 4,882 number -6.5%
2005 4,569 number -6.4%
2006 4,290 number -6.1%
2007 4,017 number -6.4%
2008 3,796 number -5.5%
2009 3,646 number -4.0%
2010 3,585 number -1.7%
2011 3,626 number +1.1%
2012 3,837 number +5.8%
2013 4,189 number +9.2%
2014 4,632 number +10.6%
2015 5,092 number +9.9%
2016 5,469 number +7.4%
2017 5,866 number +7.3%
2018 6,243 number +6.4%
2019 6,591 number +5.6%
2020 6,902 number +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,264 number 3,279 number 6,139 number 10
1980s 3,918 number 3,117 number 5,948 number 10
1990s 7,099 number 6,554 number 7,410 number 10
2000s 4,816 number 3,646 number 6,218 number 10
2010s 4,913 number 3,585 number 6,591 number 10
2020s 6,902 number 6,902 number 6,902 number 1

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 167 Maldives 7,545 number compare
  2. 168 Montenegro 7,301 number compare
  3. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,076 number compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 6,583 number compare
  5. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,183 number compare
  6. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Macau, China was 6,902 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 7,410 number in 1993.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 3,117 number in 1985.
How does Macau, China rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Macau, China ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macau, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/