Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China is 12.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.
That places Macau, China 112th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +98.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +61.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.7% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 12.6% compare
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- 113 Uruguay 11.7% compare
- 114 Ethiopia 11.2% compare
- 115 Bangladesh 11.1% 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 science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China was 12.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Macau, China ranks 112th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release