Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China
Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.4% 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 11.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China peaked at 11.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2007.
That places Macau, China 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.4% | — |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +77.2% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 11.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (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 11.4% 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 11.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- How does Macau, China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Macau, China ranks 35th out of 121 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 70.2%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release