Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau (China)
Macau (China): Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 24.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau (China), 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau (China) recorded 24.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau (China) peaked at 24.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1991.
Macau (China) ranks 54th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.3% | 24.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macau (China)
More education data for Macau (China)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau (China)?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Macau (China) was 24.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Macau (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Macau (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1991.
- How does Macau (China) rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Macau (China) ranks 54th out of 129 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Macau (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau (China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release