Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 34.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 34.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 85.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2024.
Macau, China ranks 27th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.3% | — |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 62.5% | 85.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 36.9% | 60.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.6% | 37.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China was 34.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release