Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Macao
Macao: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 61.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Macao, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 61.9% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Macao peaked at 63.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2005.
That places Macao 63rd out of 92 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 other fields than Science, Technology in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.1% | — |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.1% | 50.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 53.6% | 63.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Macao?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Macao was 61.9% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2005.
- How does Macao rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Macao ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.