Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 31.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macau, China, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 31.7% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Macau, China peaked at 33.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2008.
That places Macau, China 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 18.8% | — |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.9% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.6% | 25.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.4% | 33.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 77 Luxembourg 32.2% compare
- 78 Eswatini 32.0%
- 79 Singapore 31.8% compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 31.6% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 31.1% compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 30.5% 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 31.7% 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 33.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Macau, China ranks 80th out of 113 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 65.3%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release