Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mexico
Mexico: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mexico stood at 96.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mexico peaked at 96.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 36th 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, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.2% | — |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 92.0% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.4% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 96.5% | 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, male in Mexico?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mexico was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Mexico ranks 36th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release