Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico
Mexico: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.98 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico is 0.98 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico peaked at 0.9868 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 30th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.96 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9857 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9662 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Mexico was 0.98 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9868 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release