School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.37 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China stood at 8.37 years.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China peaked at 9.47 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.07 years, in 2022.
Macau, China ranks 136th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.09 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.06 years | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.86 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.75 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.69 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.97 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.86 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.27 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.19 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.09 years | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.75 years | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.54 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.25 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.07 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.37 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 years | 8.69 years | 9.3 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.73 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 years | 8.07 years | 8.54 years | 5 |
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More education data for Macau, China
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Macau, China was 8.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 years in 2022.
- How does Macau, China rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Macau, China ranks 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release