Literacy rate in Mexico in 2024 — 95.55%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 29. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 12.56 pp.
1980–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.55 | −0.28 pp |
| 2023 | 95.83 | +0.71 pp |
| 2022 | 95.12 | −0.57 pp |
| 2021 | 95.69 | +0.44 pp |
| 2020 | 95.25 | −0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 95.39 | +0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 95.38 | +0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 94.97 | +0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 94.86 | +0.39 pp |
| 2015 | 94.47 | −0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 94.56 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 93.96 | −0.27 pp |
| 2012 | 94.23 | +0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 93.52 | +0.45 pp |
| 2010 | 93.07 | −0.37 pp |
| 2009 | 93.44 | +0.51 pp |
| 2008 | 92.93 | +0.13 pp |
| 2007 | 92.8 | +1.07 pp |
| 2006 | 91.73 | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 91.63 | +0.68 pp |
| 2004 | 90.95 | — |
| 2002 | 90.27 | — |
| 2000 | 90.54 | — |
| 1990 | 87.56 | — |
| 1980 | 82.99 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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