Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male was 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macao 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 Macao peaked at 19.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
That places Macao 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 … male in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 19.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 52% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macao's 19.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.5%, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +86.7% | 7.9% | 14.8% |
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 |
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 science, technology, engineering and in Macao?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macao 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Macao ranks 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 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