Kiribati vs Mexico: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Kiribati

9.13 years

in 2023

Mexico

9.35 years

in 2023

Kiribati rank

108th

Mexico rank

106th

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

Mexico currently reports 9.35 years against 9.13 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2209 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 108th 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.