School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 17.79 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China peaked at 17.79 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3 years, in 2001.
That places Macau, China 26th out of 179 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, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.3 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.7 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.05 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13.84 years | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.59 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.5 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.82 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.39 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.93 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.13 years | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.65 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.38 years | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.86 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.58 years | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 15.23 years | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.07 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 16.94 years | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 17.79 years | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.74 years | 13.3 years | 14.28 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.27 years | 14.13 years | 16.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.28 years | 15.15 years | 17.79 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to 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 to tertiary, female in Macau, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Macau, China was 17.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.79 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 years in 2001.
- How does Macau, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Macau, China ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release