Macau, China vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Macau, China
16.44 years
in 2019
Switzerland
16.41 years
in 2018
Macau, China rank
28th
Switzerland rank
30th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Switzerland
051015197819982019

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 16.44 years against 16.41 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 12.37 years 14.11 years 1.74 years Switzerland
2000s 13.76 years 15.27 years 1.51 years Switzerland
2010s 14.42 years 16.04 years 1.63 years Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Macau, China, at 16.44 years against 16.41 years in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Macau, China and Switzerland?
0.03 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Switzerland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Macau, China and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 30th 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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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.