Macao vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Macao
17.12 years
in 2019
United Kingdom
17.74 years
in 2018
Macao rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
18th

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

  • Macao
  • United Kingdom
05101520197119952019

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.74 years against 17.12 years in Macao, a difference of 0.62 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 11.94 years 14.72 years 2.78 years United Kingdom
2000s 13.02 years 16.6 years 3.57 years United Kingdom
2010s 14.51 years 17.31 years 2.8 years United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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