Macao SAR, China: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.61 percentage points from 98.24% in 2018. Since 2002 it is up 0.98 percentage points from 98.87% in 2002. The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Macao SAR, China had the 1st highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2023 ranking

• Norway — 2nd of 39: 99.76%
• Mexico — 3rd of 39: 99.65%
• Denmark — 4th of 39: 99.58%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 98.86% (2019)
• Cambodia — 80.72% (2019)
• Fiji — 94.4% (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 98.35% (2023)
• Kiribati — 86.77% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 98.92% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 79.82% (2019)
• Malaysia — 88.74% (2023)
• Philippines — 93.94% (2023)
• Samoa — 92.3% (2019)

More education data for Macao SAR, China

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 38,349 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 31,617 (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 86.41% (2021)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 936 (2018)
• Primary education, teachers — 2,896 (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Macao SAR, China's persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)?

99.86% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 0.98 percentage points from 98.87% in 2002. The highest value was 99.88% in 2019 and the lowest 97.94% in 2009.

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

1st highest of 39 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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