Progression to secondary school in Macao
Macao: Progression to secondary school was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Macao, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Macao is 99.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Macao peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1992.
Macao ranks 48th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 90.7% | 92.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 92.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,896 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 51.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 401,572 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Macao?
- Progression to secondary school in Macao was 99.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1992.
- How does Macao rank for progression to secondary school?
- Macao ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).