Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 5.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 9.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.
Macau, China ranks 87th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.7% | — |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -59.5% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +88.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 84 South Africa 6.1% compare
- 85 Viet Nam 6.0% compare
- 86 Ethiopia 5.6% compare
- 88 Oman 4.9% compare
- 89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.7% compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 4.6% compare
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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0291 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,014 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (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 5.2% in 2019, 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 9.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 87th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.