Australia vs Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
33.3%
in 2023
Macau, China
34.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Macau, China rank
27th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 34.6% against 33.3% in Australia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Macau, China ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Macau, China ranks 27th of 124 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 72.0% | 35.7% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 40.6% | 4.7% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 36.1% | 1.0% | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 34.6% against 33.3% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Macau, China?
- 1.3%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Macau, China?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Macau, China rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 29th and Macau, China ranks 27th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release