Macau, China vs Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Macau, China
16.44 years
in 2019
Pacific island small states
11.88 years
in 2007
Macau, China rank
28th
Pacific island small states rank
31st

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

  • Macau, China
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 16.44 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 4.56 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 183 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 12.37 years 11.05 years 1.32 years Macau, China
2000s 13.87 years 11.69 years 2.18 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, Macau, China or Pacific island small states?
Macau, China, at 16.44 years against 11.88 years in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Macau, China and Pacific island small states?
4.56 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Pacific island small states?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Macau, China and Pacific island small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 183 countries.
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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About this data

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.