Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao

Macao: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
65th
of 97 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2011
All-time low
1.7%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, 2001–2019

012342001201020192001: 2.1 %2002: 2.7 %2003: 1.7 %2005: 3.9 %2006: 3.3 %2007: 2.3 %2008: 2.4 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.8 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 3.2 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 3.5 %2019: 3.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Macao recorded 3.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao peaked at 4.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2003.

Macao ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%) in Macao, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 2.1%
2002 2.7% +32.5%
2003 1.7% -35.8%
2005 3.9% +122.7%
2006 3.3% -14.7%
2007 2.3% -31.9%
2008 2.4% +7.4%
2009 2.6% +8.1%
2010 2.8% +7.9%
2011 4.2% +49.2%
2012 3.2% -23.9%
2015 3.1% -2.9%
2016 2.9% -8.5%
2017 3.3% +15.8%
2018 3.5% +6.0%
2019 3.5% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 1.7% 3.9% 8
2010s 3.3% 2.8% 4.2% 8

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 62 Uruguay 3.6% compare
  2. 63 Slovenia 3.5% compare
  3. 64 France 3.5% compare
  4. 66 Qatar 3.4% compare
  5. 67 Brazil 3.3% compare
  6. 68 Argentina 3.3% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Macao was 3.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2003.
How does Macao rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Macao ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.