Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE in Macao
Macao: Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Macao, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Macao is 25.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Macao peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Macao ranks 43rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +175.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | — |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -56.9% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +145.2% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -30.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -60.6% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +161.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +60.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 25.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.3%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Macao's 25.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.0%, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 7.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More science & technology data for Macao
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 201.14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41,640 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Macao?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Macao was 25.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Macao rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Macao ranks 43rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Business enterprise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release