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Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Macao

Macao: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 7.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
95th
of 98 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2018
All-time low
2.6%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Macao, 2001–2019

24682001201020192001: 3.2 %2002: 3.8 %2003: 2.6 %2005: 5.1 %2006: 5 %2007: 3.9 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 4.1 %2010: 4.5 %2011: 7.3 %2012: 5.4 %2015: 7.1 %2016: 6 %2017: 7.6 %2018: 7.7 %2019: 7.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Macao recorded 7.6% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Macao peaked at 7.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.

Macao ranks 95th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.9% 2.6% 5.1% 8
2010s 6.6% 4.5% 7.7% 8

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 92 Ethiopia 11.2% compare
  2. 93 Mozambique 9.6% compare
  3. 94 Samoa 9.3% compare
  4. 96 Aruba 2.2% compare
  5. 97 Eswatini 0.0% compare
  6. 97 Monaco 0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Macao?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Macao was 7.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Macao ranks 95th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.