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

Mexico: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.79 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
8.79
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 91 countries
All-time high
8.79
in 2018
All-time low
3.66
in 1980
Years of data
17
1980–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico, 1980–2018

024681980199920181980: 3.71990: 5.62000: 6.32004: 72005: 7.32006: 7.62007: 7.62008: 7.72009: 7.92010: 7.82012: 8.32013: 8.22014: 8.22015: 8.42016: 8.42017: 8.62018: 8.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico stood at 8.79. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico peaked at 8.79 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.66, in 1980.

Mexico ranks 68th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Mexico, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 3.66
1990 5.58 +52.2%
2000 6.33 +13.5%
2004 7 +10.6%
2005 7.3 +4.3%
2006 7.62 +4.4%
2007 7.64 +0.3%
2008 7.72 +1.1%
2009 7.93 +2.6%
2010 7.8 -1.7%
2012 8.31 +6.5%
2013 8.16 -1.8%
2014 8.23 +0.9%
2015 8.42 +2.3%
2016 8.43 +0.2%
2017 8.59 +1.8%
2018 8.79 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.66 3.66 3.66 1
1990s 5.58 5.58 5.58 1
2000s 7.36 6.33 7.93 7
2010s 8.34 7.8 8.79 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 65 Peru 9.15 compare
  2. 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.85 compare
  3. 67 Costa Rica 8.85 compare
  4. 69 Philippines 8.73 compare
  5. 70 Ecuador 8.71 compare
  6. 71 Saint Lucia 8.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Mexico was 8.79 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 8.79 in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 3.66 in 1980.
How does Mexico rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Mexico ranks 68th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/