Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 31.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao 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 Macao peaked at 33.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2008.
That places Macao 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 … who in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 31.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.8%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Macao's 31.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 Macao
- 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 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 31.7% 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 33.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Macao ranks 80th out of 113 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 65.3%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release