School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China)
Macau (China): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 6.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China) stood at 6.51 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China) peaked at 6.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.52 years, in 2001.
That places Macau (China) 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 years | 2.52 years | 3.56 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.32 years | 2.55 years | 3.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 years | 3.93 years | 6.51 years | 5 |
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More education data for Macau (China)
- 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)
- 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, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau (China) was 6.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macau (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 years in 2001.
- How does Macau (China) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Macau (China) ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Macau (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release