School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.12 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China, 1990–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China stood at 17.12 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China peaked at 17.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.69 years, in 1990.
That places Macau, China 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.69 years | — |
| 1992 | 11.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.23 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 12.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.28 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 13.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.86 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 12.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.86 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.39 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.94 years | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.76 years | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.58 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.12 years | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.93 years | 11.69 years | 12.23 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.02 years | 12.53 years | 13.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9 years | 13.26 years | 17.12 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
- 19 Türkiye 17.61 years compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 17.49 years compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
- 23 Malta 17.05 years compare
- 24 Lithuania 17.03 years compare
More gender data for Macau, China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 83.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China was 17.12 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 years in 1990.
- How does Macau, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Macau, China ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.