Mexico vs United States

Mexico vs United States: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.8 years in Mexico and 10.6 years in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.7 years, or 1.2 times that in Mexico.

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years · World Bank

Mexico vs United States: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.8 years in Mexico and 10.6 years in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.7 years, or 1.2 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
  • In 2020, Mexico ranked 61 and United States ranked 34 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearMexicoUnited States
20208.810.6
20188.810.8
20178.611.1
20108.510.4

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Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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