Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Macao
Macao: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 22.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Macao, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in information and communication in Macao stood at 22.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Macao peaked at 22.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2008.
That places Macao 50th out of 85 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +18.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 22.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Macao's 22.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 77% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.9% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.0% | 22.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.37 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.21 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Macao?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Macao was 22.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
- How does Macao rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Macao ranks 50th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.