Macau, China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Macau, China
17.12 years
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17.74 years
in 2018
Macau, China rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05101520197119952019

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 17.74 years against 17.12 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.62 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 175 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 11.94 years 14.72 years 2.78 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 13.02 years 16.6 years 3.57 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 14.51 years 17.31 years 2.8 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Macau, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 17.74 years against 17.12 years in Macau, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.62 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Macau, China ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th 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

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.