Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao
Macao: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao is 8.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao peaked at 9.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
Macao ranks 98th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.2% | — |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +56.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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 8.1% 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 9.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macao ranks 98th out of 124 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 31.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release