School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China)
Macau (China): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.4 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China), 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China) stood at 5.4 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China) peaked at 6.35 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.16 years, in 2022.
That places Macau (China) 146th out of 218 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.83 years | 6.2 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.99 years | 5.81 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 years | 5.16 years | 5.63 years | 5 |
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More education data for Macau (China)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Macau (China) was 5.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 years in 2022.
- How does Macau (China) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Macau (China) ranks 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Macau (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release