Gross graduation ratio from first … female UNESCO Institute for Sta in Macao
Macao: Gross graduation ratio from first … female UNESCO Institute for Sta was 84.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in Macao, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 84.5% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 146.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Macao peaked at 84.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places Macao 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first … female UNESCO Institute for Sta in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +101.2% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +10.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 84.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.6%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Macao's 84.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.0%, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross graduation ratio from first … female UNESCO Institute for Sta in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +101.2% | 11.4% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 11.4% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 39.5% | 84.5% | 10 |
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 gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Macao?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Macao was 84.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- Macao ranks 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.2%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of graduates from first degree programmes (at ISCED 6 and 7) expressed as a percentage of the population of the theoretical graduation age of the most common first degree programme.