Hong Kong vs Macao: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Hong Kong
17.49 years
in 2019
Macao
17.12 years
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
20th
Macao rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
051015197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 17.49 years against 17.12 years in Macao, a difference of 0.37 years.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 20th and Macao ranks 21st of 175 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Hong Kong or Macao?
Hong Kong, at 17.49 years against 17.12 years in Macao as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong and Macao?
0.37 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Hong Kong ranks 20th and Macao ranks 21st of 175 countries.
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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About this data

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.