School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.43 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao is 8.43 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao peaked at 9.57 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2022.
That places Macao 135th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.36 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.56 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.49 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.36 years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.08 years | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.89 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.12 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.91 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.98 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.85 years | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.67 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.41 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 8.17 years | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.18 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.43 years | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.28 years | 8.89 years | 9.57 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.98 years | 8.67 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 years | 8 years | 8.43 years | 5 |
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More education data for Macao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Macao was 8.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Macao ranks 135th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release