Macao SAR, China: Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Macao SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 0.03 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.84% to 48.8%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.96 percentage points in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.12 percentage points in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Macao SAR, China had the 62nd highest value of the 84 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 2018 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 59th of 84: 48.92%
• Sierra Leone — 60th of 84: 48.89%
• Mozambique — 61st of 84: 48.81%
• Oman — 63rd of 84: 48.71%
• Peru — 64th of 84: 48.66%
• Kuwait — 65th of 84: 48.59%

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

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

All 27 values

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Australia — 49.5% (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 49.21% (2018)
• Cambodia — 51.8% (2018)
• China — 47.92% (2018)
• Fiji — 50.2% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 48.27% (2018)
• Indonesia — 50.72% (2018)
• Kiribati — 54.81% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 48.46% (2017)
• Lao PDR

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 secondary education, general pupils (% female)?

48.8% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 2.11 percentage points from 46.69% in 1971. The highest value was 54.57% in 1990 and the lowest 46.69% in 1971.

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

62nd highest of 84 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils (% female) unusual for Macao SAR, China?

In 2018, Macao SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 0.03 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.84% to 48.8%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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