Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.5%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
99th
of 126 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2022
All-time low
3.7%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao peaked at 8.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2012.
Macao ranks 99th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.1% | — |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -31.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 96 Finland 7.0% compare
- 97 Republic of Korea 6.6% compare
- 98 United States 6.5% compare
- 100 Türkiye 6.4% compare
- 101 Italy 6.1% compare
- 102 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.1% compare
More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6.5% 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 8.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macao ranks 99th out of 126 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 22.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release