School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau, China
Macau, China: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.43 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau, China, 1988β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau, China is 4.43 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Macau, China peaked at 4.43 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2 years, in 1994.
Macau, China ranks 8th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 years | 1.41 years | 1.47 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.41 years | 1.2 years | 1.65 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.74 years | 1.38 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 years | 2.49 years | 4.43 years | 10 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,896 (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 4.43 years in 2019, 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 4.43 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 years in 1994.
- How does Macau, China rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Macau, China ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.