How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?

6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

Mexico vs Nigeria: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index

Mexico

1 index

in 2024

Nigeria

1 index

in 2024

Mexico rank

23rd

Nigeria rank

23rd

Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time

Mexico
Nigeria

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0 index.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 96 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 index	0.7787 index	0.2213 index	Mexico
2010s	1 index	0.8405 index	0.1595 index	Mexico
2020s	1 index	0.945 index	0.0556 index	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index, Mexico or Nigeria?: Mexico, at 1 index against 1 index in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Mexico and Nigeria?: 0 index, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?: Mexico ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Unit: index
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 1,081 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.