Macau, China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Macau, China
17.2 years
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17.16 years
in 2023
Macau, China rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Macau, China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
051015200020122024

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 17.2 years against 17.16 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Macau, China ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 179 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 15.04 years 15.76 years 0.7143 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 14.39 years 16.5 years 2.11 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 15.15 years 17.09 years 1.94 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Macau, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Macau, China, at 17.2 years against 17.16 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.04 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Macau, China ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release