Macau, China vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Macau, China
9.43 years
in 2019
Zimbabwe
9.45 years
in 2013
Macau, China rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
70th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Macau, China
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 9.45 years against 9.43 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 9.42 years 8.88 years 0.5399 years Macau, China
2000s 9.49 years 8.89 years 0.6065 years Macau, China
2010s 8.54 years 9.49 years 0.9486 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Macau, China or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 9.45 years against 9.43 years in Macau, China as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Macau, China and Zimbabwe?
0.02 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Macau, China and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Macau, China ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.