Macau, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Macau, China
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 2.72 years against 0.7795 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.94 years.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.
Macau, China ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 191 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.87 years | 0.2931 years | 1.57 years | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 2.83 years | 0.3073 years | 2.52 years | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 2.86 years | 0.3137 years | 2.55 years | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 2.58 years | 0.4314 years | 2.15 years | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 2.78 years | 0.6758 years | 2.11 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, Macau, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Macau, China, at 2.72 years against 0.7795 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.94 years, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Macau, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Macau, China ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 191 countries.
- 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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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.