Low & middle income vs Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Low & middle income
11.9 years
in 2019
Macau, China
16.44 years
in 2019
Low & middle income rank
30th
Macau, China rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 16.44 years against 11.9 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.54 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 30th and Macau, China ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 8.66 years 12.37 years 3.71 years Macau, China
2000s 9.95 years 13.76 years 3.81 years Macau, China
2010s 11.57 years 14.58 years 3.01 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Low & middle income or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 16.44 years against 11.9 years in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Low & middle income and Macau, China?
4.54 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Low & middle income and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Low & middle income ranks 30th and Macau, China ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 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.