Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao peaked at 1.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
Macao ranks 77th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -47.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macao ranks 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release