School age population, one year before than official … female than in Macao

Macao: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 3,355 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,355 number
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
170th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,606 number
in 1993
All-time low
1,508 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao is 3,355 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao peaked at 3,606 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,508 number, in 1985.

That places Macao 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 … female than in Macao, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Macao, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,008 number —
1971 2,776 number -7.7%
1972 2,511 number -9.5%
1973 2,209 number -12.0%
1974 1,915 number -13.3%
1975 1,682 number -12.2%
1976 1,560 number -7.3%
1977 1,531 number -1.9%
1978 1,576 number +2.9%
1979 1,662 number +5.5%
1980 1,749 number +5.2%
1981 1,786 number +2.1%
1982 1,719 number -3.8%
1983 1,619 number -5.8%
1984 1,529 number -5.6%
1985 1,508 number -1.4%
1986 1,630 number +8.1%
1987 1,970 number +20.9%
1988 2,418 number +22.7%
1989 2,899 number +19.9%
1990 3,303 number +13.9%
1991 3,492 number +5.7%
1992 3,591 number +2.8%
1993 3,606 number +0.4%
1994 3,567 number -1.1%
1995 3,515 number -1.5%
1996 3,502 number -0.4%
1997 3,454 number -1.4%
1998 3,337 number -3.4%
1999 3,173 number -4.9%
2000 2,994 number -5.6%
2001 2,839 number -5.2%
2002 2,674 number -5.8%
2003 2,509 number -6.2%
2004 2,349 number -6.4%
2005 2,196 number -6.5%
2006 2,053 number -6.5%
2007 1,930 number -6.0%
2008 1,831 number -5.1%
2009 1,763 number -3.7%
2010 1,735 number -1.6%
2011 1,754 number +1.1%
2012 1,855 number +5.8%
2013 2,023 number +9.1%
2014 2,236 number +10.5%
2015 2,459 number +10.0%
2016 2,646 number +7.6%
2017 2,842 number +7.4%
2018 3,028 number +6.5%
2019 3,200 number +5.7%
2020 3,355 number +4.8%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 3,355 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 12% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 3,355 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,043 number 1,531 number 3,008 number 10
1980s 1,883 number 1,508 number 2,899 number 10
1990s 3,454 number 3,173 number 3,606 number 10
2000s 2,314 number 1,763 number 2,994 number 10
2010s 2,378 number 1,735 number 3,200 number 10
2020s 3,355 number 3,355 number 3,355 number 1

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 167 Maldives 3,618 number compare
  2. 168 Montenegro 3,512 number compare
  3. 169 Brunei 3,425 number compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 3,196 number compare
  5. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,057 number compare
  6. 173 Samoa 2,435 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao was 3,355 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 3,606 number in 1993.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 1,508 number in 1985.
How does Macao rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Macao ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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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Female 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/