Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China, 2005–2024
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 19.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China peaked at 19.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
That places Macau, China 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.3% | — |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.9% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 14.1% | 19.7% | 5 |
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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 19.7% 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 19.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Macau, China ranks 110th out of 122 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 41.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release