Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 6.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2005.
That places Macau, China 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 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 4.5% 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 6.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2005.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 99th 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 up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release