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

Macao: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 3,547 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,547 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
170th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,804 number
in 1993
All-time low
1,609 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

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao stood at 3,547 number.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Macao peaked at 3,804 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,609 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 … male than in Macao, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Macao, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,131 number —
1971 2,898 number -7.4%
1972 2,627 number -9.4%
1973 2,354 number -10.4%
1974 2,106 number -10.5%
1975 1,909 number -9.4%
1976 1,779 number -6.8%
1977 1,748 number -1.7%
1978 1,786 number +2.2%
1979 1,870 number +4.7%
1980 1,961 number +4.9%
1981 2,013 number +2.7%
1982 1,911 number -5.1%
1983 1,773 number -7.2%
1984 1,649 number -7.0%
1985 1,609 number -2.4%
1986 1,737 number +8.0%
1987 2,096 number +20.7%
1988 2,559 number +22.1%
1989 3,049 number +19.1%
1990 3,449 number +13.1%
1991 3,626 number +5.1%
1992 3,752 number +3.5%
1993 3,804 number +1.4%
1994 3,796 number -0.2%
1995 3,755 number -1.1%
1996 3,708 number -1.3%
1997 3,648 number -1.6%
1998 3,532 number -3.2%
1999 3,381 number -4.3%
2000 3,224 number -4.6%
2001 3,100 number -3.8%
2002 2,903 number -6.4%
2003 2,712 number -6.6%
2004 2,533 number -6.6%
2005 2,373 number -6.3%
2006 2,237 number -5.7%
2007 2,087 number -6.7%
2008 1,965 number -5.8%
2009 1,883 number -4.2%
2010 1,850 number -1.8%
2011 1,872 number +1.2%
2012 1,982 number +5.9%
2013 2,166 number +9.3%
2014 2,396 number +10.6%
2015 2,633 number +9.9%
2016 2,823 number +7.2%
2017 3,024 number +7.1%
2018 3,215 number +6.3%
2019 3,391 number +5.5%
2020 3,547 number +4.6%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 3,547 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 12% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 3,547 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,221 number 1,748 number 3,131 number 10
1980s 2,036 number 1,609 number 3,049 number 10
1990s 3,645 number 3,381 number 3,804 number 10
2000s 2,502 number 1,883 number 3,224 number 10
2010s 2,535 number 1,850 number 3,391 number 10
2020s 3,547 number 3,547 number 3,547 number 1

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 167 Maldives 3,927 number compare
  2. 168 Montenegro 3,789 number compare
  3. 169 Brunei 3,651 number compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 3,387 number compare
  5. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,126 number compare
  6. 173 Samoa 2,631 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 3,547 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 3,804 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 1,609 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 91.7%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/