Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, 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 Macau, China is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 1.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
That places Macau, China 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 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 1.4% 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 1.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 88th 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 down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release