How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.

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.

Macao vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Macao

17.12 years

in 2019

Malta

17.05 years

in 2018

Macao rank

21st

Malta rank

23rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

Macao
Malta

How they compare

Macao currently reports 17.12 years against 17.05 years in Malta, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 21st and Malta ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.93 years	12.86 years	0.9249 years	Malta
2000s	13.02 years	14.51 years	1.49 years	Malta
2010s	14.65 years	15.97 years	1.32 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Macao or Malta?: Macao, at 17.12 years against 17.05 years in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Macao and Malta?: 0.07 years, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Macao and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Macao ranks 21st and Malta ranks 23rd 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.