Macau, China vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Macau, China
17.79 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
16.62 years
in 2024
Macau, China rank
26th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank
26th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 17.79 years against 16.62 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 1.17 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ahead.

Macau, China ranks 26th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 26th of 179 countries.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 13.74 years 14.6 years 0.8545 years UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
2010s 15.27 years 15.81 years 0.5398 years UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
2020s 16.28 years 16.45 years 0.1741 years UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Macau, China or UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
Macau, China, at 17.79 years against 16.62 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Macau, China and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
1.17 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Macau, China ranks 26th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release