Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macao peaked at 1.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
Macao ranks 101st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 1.1% 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 1.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Macao ranks 101st out of 121 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 up 1.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release