School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.01 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, male in Macao is 11.01 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Macao peaked at 11.86 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.43 years, in 2022.
That places Macao 128th out of 208 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 secondary, male in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.49 years | — |
| 2002 | 11.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.86 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.54 years | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.28 years | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.09 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.98 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.44 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.31 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.54 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.22 years | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 10.92 years | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.67 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.53 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.43 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.67 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.01 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.44 years | 10.98 years | 11.86 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.41 years | 10.92 years | 11.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.66 years | 10.43 years | 11.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 125 Iran 11.13 years compare
- 126 Nauru 11.06 years compare
- 127 Marshall Islands 11.04 years compare
- 129 Belize 10.98 years compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 10.97 years compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 10.96 years compare
More education data for Macao
- 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 secondary, male in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Macao was 11.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 years in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Macao ranks 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release