Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education FTE in Macao
Macao: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education FTE was 38.3% 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 38.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Macao peaked at 41.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
That places Macao 61st out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education FTE in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.9% | — |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 38.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.3%, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Macao's 38.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education FTE in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +33.7% | 24.9% | 33.2% |
| 2016 | +26.7% | 32.7% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 31.7% | 41.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More science & technology data for Macao
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 49 (2024)
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 38.3% 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 41.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Macao rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Macao ranks 61st out of 74 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 20.7%. 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) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release