Macau, China vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Macau, China
15.8 years
in 2019
South Asia
11.09 years
in 2019
Macau, China rank
31st
South Asia rank
34th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Macau, China
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 15.8 years against 11.09 years in South Asia, a difference of 4.71 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.

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

Macau, China ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 34th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 12.93 years 8.64 years 4.29 years Macau, China
2000s 14.66 years 9.44 years 5.21 years Macau, China
2010s 14.3 years 11 years 3.31 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Macau, China or South Asia?
Macau, China, at 15.8 years against 11.09 years in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Macau, China and South Asia?
4.71 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and South Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Macau, China and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Macau, China ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 34th 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, male (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, male (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.