Republic of Korea vs Macao: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Republic of Korea
4.65 years
in 2018
Macao
4.43 years
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
6th
Macao rank
8th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Macao
012345197119952019

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 4.65 years against 4.43 years in Macao, a difference of 0.22 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 6th and Macao ranks 8th of 183 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Macao Difference Ahead
1980s 1.77 years 1.44 years 0.3275 years Republic of Korea
1990s 2.43 years 1.41 years 1.02 years Republic of Korea
2000s 4.38 years 2.74 years 1.64 years Republic of Korea
2010s 4.79 years 3.2 years 1.59 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Macao?
Republic of Korea, at 4.65 years against 4.43 years in Macao as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Macao?
0.22 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Macao?
28 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Macao rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 6th and Macao 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.