School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 15.8 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macao, 1990–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Macao 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 Macao peaked at 16.1 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.46 years, in 1993.
That places Macao 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 (years) (male Data) in Macao, year by year
| 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 15.8 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 15.8 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.35 years, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Macao
More gender data for Macao
- 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)
- Population 643.24 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 643.24 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7825 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Macao 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 years in 1993.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Macao ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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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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.