School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao
Macao: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.44 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao, 1990–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao stood at 16.44 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Macao peaked at 16.44 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.16 years, in 1993.
Macao ranks 28th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4 years | — |
| 1992 | 12.29 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 12.63 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.89 years | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.59 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 14.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.28 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8 years | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.52 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.26 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.64 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.23 years | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.06 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.55 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.26 years | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.44 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.37 years | 12.16 years | 12.63 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.76 years | 12.81 years | 14.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 years | 13.23 years | 16.44 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 25 Lithuania 16.57 years compare
- 26 Costa Rica 16.55 years compare
- 27 South Korea 16.49 years compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 16.42 years compare
- 30 Switzerland 16.41 years compare
- 31 Bahrain 16.3 years compare
More education data for Macao
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,896 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (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 16.44 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.44 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.16 years in 1993.
- How does Macao rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Macao ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.