Late-demographic dividend vs Mexico: Compulsory education, duration

Late-demographic dividend
10 years
in 2025
Mexico
14 years
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th
Mexico rank
8th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 14 years against 10 years in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 8th of 46 groups.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 9 years 9 years 0 years
2000s 9 years 10.8 years 1.8 years Mexico
2010s 9.7 years 13.4 years 3.7 years Mexico
2020s 10 years 14 years 4 years Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Late-demographic dividend or Mexico?
Mexico, at 14 years against 10 years in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Late-demographic dividend and Mexico?
4 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Mexico?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Mexico rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 8th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.