Maldives vs Mexico: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Maldives
4 years
in 2025
Mexico
4 years
in 2025
Maldives rank
171st
Mexico rank
171st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Maldives
- Mexico
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Mexico, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mexico ahead.
Maldives ranks 171st and Mexico ranks 171st of 205 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 6 years | 4.2 years | 1.8 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6 years | 4 years | 2 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.67 years | 4 years | 0.6667 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Maldives or Mexico?
- Maldives, at 4 years against 4 years in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Maldives and Mexico?
- 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mexico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Mexico rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Maldives ranks 171st and Mexico ranks 171st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.