Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 35.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China stood at 35.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 82.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2024.
That places Macau, China 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.7% | — |
| 2006 | 79.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.4% | 82.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 40.2% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.4% | 39.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (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)
- 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 35.4% 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 82.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 24th out of 122 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 29.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release