Jamaica vs Mexico: Average years of schooling
Jamaica
9.15 years
in 2020
Mexico
9.22 years
in 2020
Jamaica rank
85th
Mexico rank
83rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Jamaica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 9.22 years against 9.15 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mexico ahead.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Mexico ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.507 years | 0.56 years | 0.053 years | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.699 years | 0.74 years | 0.041 years | Mexico |
| 1890s | 1.19 years | 0.91 years | 0.282 years | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 1.66 years | 1.09 years | 0.567 years | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 2.24 years | 1.26 years | 0.981 years | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 2.56 years | 1.49 years | 1.07 years | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 2.82 years | 1.83 years | 0.9923 years | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 3.52 years | 2.75 years | 0.7708 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5.09 years | 3.67 years | 1.42 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 6.14 years | 4.64 years | 1.5 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 7.47 years | 5.92 years | 1.56 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 8.27 years | 7.27 years | 1 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.85 years | 8.26 years | 0.597 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.36 years | 8.52 years | 0.8419 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 9.15 years | 9.22 years | 0.0664 years | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Jamaica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 9.22 years against 9.15 years in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Jamaica and Mexico?
- 0.07 years, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mexico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Mexico rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Mexico ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.