Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific both in Macao
Macao: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific both was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Macao, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.4% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Macao peaked at 1.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
That places Macao 16th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific both in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 47.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Macao?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Macao was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Macao rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Macao ranks 16th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release