Macau, China vs OECD members: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Macau, China
5.14 years
in 2019
OECD members
3.84 years
in 2019
Macau, China rank
8th
OECD members rank
6th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 5.14 years against 3.84 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.3 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was OECD members ahead.

Macau, China ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9797 years 1.66 years 0.6811 years OECD members
1990s 1.09 years 2.08 years 0.9932 years OECD members
2000s 2.24 years 2.86 years 0.6225 years OECD members
2010s 3.67 years 3.64 years 0.0296 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Macau, China or OECD members?
Macau, China, at 5.14 years against 3.84 years in OECD members as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Macau, China and OECD members?
1.3 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and OECD members?
28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
How do Macau, China and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Macau, China ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.