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== Education == | == Education == | ||
Macao was the first region of China to provide 15 years of free education.<ref>{{News citation|author=Liane Ferreira|newspaper=[[CGTN]]|title=Macao SAR: 20 years focused on the people|date=2019-12-18|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-18/Macao-SAR-20-years-focused-on-the-people-MolDn5z01G/index.html|retrieved=2022-07-16}}</ref> | Macao was the first region of China to provide 15 years of free education. In 2009, Macao spent $261 million on education, which increased by 166% by 2019. The number of university students increased from 7,527 in 1999 to 34,279 in 2019.<ref>{{News citation|author=Liane Ferreira|newspaper=[[CGTN]]|title=Macao SAR: 20 years focused on the people|date=2019-12-18|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-18/Macao-SAR-20-years-focused-on-the-people-MolDn5z01G/index.html|retrieved=2022-07-16}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:People's Republic of China]] | [[Category:People's Republic of China]] | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 16 July 2022
Macao Special Administrative Region 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 | |
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Special Administrative Region | |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.3 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 682,300 |
Macao or Macau, officially the Macao Special Administrative Region, is one of China’s two special administrative regions along with Hong Kong. It was colonized by the Portuguese until 1999, when China regained sovereignty of the land.[1]
Education
Macao was the first region of China to provide 15 years of free education. In 2009, Macao spent $261 million on education, which increased by 166% by 2019. The number of university students increased from 7,527 in 1999 to 34,279 in 2019.[2]
References
- ↑ Gao Yiming, Meng Tao (2019-12-17). "Macao 20 years on: Educational development" CGTN. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ Liane Ferreira (2019-12-18). "Macao SAR: 20 years focused on the people" CGTN. Retrieved 2022-07-16.