Malaysia vs Mexico: Literacy rates among adults

Malaysia

95.8%

in 2022

Mexico

95.5%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

33rd

Mexico rank

34th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Malaysia currently reports 95.8% against 95.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 34th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.