Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male was 80.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao stood at 80.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2024.
Macao ranks 11th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.7% | — |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 80.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macao's 80.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.0%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.2% | 92.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.3% | 85.9% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Macao ranks 11th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release