Mexico vs Peru: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Mexico
8.79
in 2018
Peru
9.15
in 2018
Mexico rank
68th
Peru rank
65th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
46810197219952018

How they compare

Peru currently reports 9.15 against 8.79 in Mexico, a difference of 0.36.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 68th and Peru ranks 65th of 91 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 7.54 7.79 0.2562 Peru
2010s 8.28 8.75 0.4626 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Mexico or Peru?
Peru, at 9.15 against 8.79 in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Mexico and Peru?
0.36, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Mexico ranks 68th and Peru ranks 65th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mexico vs Peru: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-female/mexico/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-female/mexico/peru/">Mexico vs Peru: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/