Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Dominican Republic

9.44 years

in 2023

Mexico

9.35 years

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

104th

Mexico rank

106th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Dominican Republic currently reports 9.44 years against 9.35 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.095 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 104th and Mexico ranks 106th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.