Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Macau, China, 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 Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 1.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
Macau, China 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 Science in Macau, China, 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% |
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 Macau, China
- 98 North Macedonia 1.1% compare
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- 102 United Arab Emirates 1.1% compare
- 103 Georgia 1.1% compare
- 104 Kenya 1.1% compare
More education data for Macau, China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macau, China?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Macau, China 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Macau, China ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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