Chile vs Macau, China: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Chile
4.39 years
in 2018
Macau, China
4.43 years
in 2019
Chile rank
9th
Macau, China rank
8th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 4.43 years against 4.39 years in Chile, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Macau, China ahead.

Chile ranks 9th and Macau, China ranks 8th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9476 years 1.41 years 0.4583 years Macau, China
1990s 1.36 years 1.37 years 0.0025 years Macau, China
2000s 2.44 years 2.78 years 0.336 years Macau, China
2010s 4.1 years 3.2 years 0.9086 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Chile or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 4.43 years against 4.39 years in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Chile and Macau, China?
0.04 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Macau, China?
25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Chile and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Chile ranks 9th and Macau, China ranks 8th of 183 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.