East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13.88 years
in 2019
Macau, China
17.12 years
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
18th
Macau, China rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Macau, China
051015197519972019

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 17.12 years against 13.88 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 3.24 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Macau, China ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 8.74 years 11.93 years 3.2 years Macau, China
2000s 10.8 years 13.02 years 2.22 years Macau, China
2010s 12.96 years 14.9 years 1.93 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 17.12 years against 13.88 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
3.24 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Macau, China ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.