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

Latest (2019)
17.12 years
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
21st
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.12 years
in 2019
All-time low
11.69 years
in 1990
Years of data
24
1990–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China, 1990–2019

0510151990200420191990: 11.7 years1992: 11.9 years1993: 11.9 years1999: 12.2 years2000: 12.5 years2001: 13.3 years2002: 13.4 years2003: 13.3 years2004: 13.2 years2005: 12.9 years2006: 12.8 years2007: 13 years2008: 12.9 years2009: 13.1 years2010: 13.3 years2011: 13.5 years2012: 13.4 years2013: 13.9 years2014: 14.4 years2015: 14.9 years2016: 15.8 years2017: 16.2 years2018: 16.6 years2019: 17.1 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
  2. 19 Türkiye 17.61 years compare
  3. 20 Hong Kong, China 17.49 years compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
  5. 23 Malta 17.05 years compare
  6. 24 Lithuania 17.03 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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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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
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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.