Macau, China vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Macau, China
6.51 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
4.16 years
in 2024
Macau, China rank
2nd
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
3rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

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

Macau, China currently reports 6.51 years against 4.16 years in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 2.35 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.6 times UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 2nd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.95 years 2.51 years 0.4436 years Macau, China
2010s 3.32 years 3.28 years 0.0372 years Macau, China
2020s 5.22 years 4.03 years 1.2 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Macau, China or UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
Macau, China, at 6.51 years against 4.16 years in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Macau, China and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
2.35 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 2nd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release