Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico
Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.64 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico, 1990–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico is 0.64 LPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico peaked at 0.71 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5 LPIA, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 29th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.64 LPIA | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.55 LPIA | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.71 LPIA | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.59 LPIA | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.56 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.59 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.56 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.57 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.58 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.64 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.63 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.65 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.65 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.66 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.64 LPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6067 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6156 LPIA | 0.56 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.64 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 1 |
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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Mexico was 0.64 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 55 countries with data for 2020.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release