School enrollment, primary, female in Macao
Macao: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Macao, 1990–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Macao is 96.4%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Macao peaked at 97.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2001.
That places Macao 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 85.3% | 90.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 84.3% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 84.7% | 97.0% | 9 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Macao?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Macao was 96.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Macao ranks 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.