Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 7.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao peaked at 7.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2012.
That places Macao 64th out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 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% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +36.9% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 7.4% in 2019, 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 7.4% in 2019.
- 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 64th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.