School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macau, China

Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.8 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.8 years
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
31st
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.1 years
in 2003
All-time low
12.46 years
in 1993
Years of data
24
1990–2019

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

0510151990200420191990: 13.3 years1992: 12.8 years1993: 12.5 years1999: 13.2 years2000: 13.2 years2001: 14.7 years2002: 16 years2003: 16.1 years2004: 15.6 years2005: 14.9 years2006: 14.4 years2007: 14.2 years2008: 13.7 years2009: 13.7 years2010: 13.7 years2011: 13.9 years2012: 13.1 years2013: 13.3 years2014: 13.7 years2015: 14.2 years2016: 14.8 years2017: 15.2 years2018: 15.3 years2019: 15.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Macau, China recorded 15.8 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macau, China peaked at 16.1 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.46 years, in 1993.

That places Macau, China 31st 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, male in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Macau, China, 1990 to 2019.
Year years Change
1990 13.29 years
1992 12.79 years -3.8%
1993 12.46 years -2.5%
1999 13.18 years +5.8%
2000 13.18 years +0.0%
2001 14.72 years +11.7%
2002 16.02 years +8.8%
2003 16.1 years +0.5%
2004 15.61 years -3.1%
2005 14.92 years -4.4%
2006 14.37 years -3.7%
2007 14.16 years -1.4%
2008 13.75 years -3.0%
2009 13.75 years +0.0%
2010 13.72 years -0.2%
2011 13.89 years +1.2%
2012 13.06 years -6.0%
2013 13.34 years +2.2%
2014 13.74 years +3.1%
2015 14.18 years +3.2%
2016 14.79 years +4.3%
2017 15.16 years +2.5%
2018 15.35 years +1.2%
2019 15.8 years +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.93 years 12.46 years 13.29 years 4
2000s 14.66 years 13.18 years 16.1 years 10
2010s 14.3 years 13.06 years 15.8 years 10

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 28 Costa Rica 16.05 years compare
  2. 29 Italy 15.89 years compare
  3. 30 Bahrain 15.85 years compare
  4. 32 Czechia 15.78 years compare
  5. 33 Austria 15.76 years compare
  6. 34 Canada 15.74 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macau, China?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macau, China was 15.8 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 16.1 years in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 12.46 years in 1993.
How does Macau, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Macau, China ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.