IDA only vs Macau, China: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

IDA only
0.6961 years
in 2019
Macau, China
2.72 years
in 2019
IDA only rank
36th
Macau, China rank
37th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • IDA only
  • Macau, China
0123197119952019

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 2.72 years against 0.6961 years in IDA only, a difference of 2.02 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.9 times IDA only's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 36th and Macau, China ranks 37th of 44 groups.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1768 years 1.74 years 1.57 years Macau, China
1980s 0.3248 years 2.83 years 2.5 years Macau, China
1990s 0.3161 years 2.86 years 2.54 years Macau, China
2000s 0.3406 years 2.58 years 2.24 years Macau, China
2010s 0.6063 years 2.78 years 2.18 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, IDA only or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 2.72 years against 0.6961 years in IDA only as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between IDA only and Macau, China?
2.02 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Macau, China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Macau, China rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
IDA only ranks 36th and Macau, China ranks 37th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.