Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 17,542 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Macau, China, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Macau, China is 17,542, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Macau, China peaked at 17,542 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,125, in 2013.
That places Macau, China 107th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12,125 | — |
| 2014 | 12,841 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 13,461 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13,815 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 13,742 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13,853 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,077 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14,230 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14,577 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15,490 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 16,404 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 17,542 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,416 | 12,125 | 14,077 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,649 | 14,230 | 17,542 | 5 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to 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 enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Macau, China?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Macau, China was 17,542 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 17,542 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,125 in 2013.
- How does Macau, China rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Macau, China ranks 107th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release