School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao is 17.5 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao peaked at 17.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.63 years, in 2008.
That places Macao 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.86 years | — |
| 2002 | 14.87 years | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 15.14 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.48 years | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.99 years | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.84 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.63 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.85 years | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 14.32 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.88 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 15.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.68 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 15.03 years | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 14.76 years | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.02 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.71 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.63 years | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 17.5 years | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.31 years | 13.63 years | 15.14 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.81 years | 13.85 years | 15.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.91 years | 14.7 years | 17.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao was 17.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 years in 2008.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release